For District of Columbia Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $20,525 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.
The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $22,000 and Bennett Career Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $19,050 among District of Columbia Trade Schools.
The average COA of District of Columbia Trade Schools in 2025 is $22,211 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Cost of Attendance - District of Columbia Trade Schools | |
|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $20,525 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,686 |
| Room & Board | - |
| Other Expenses | - |
| COA | $22,211 |
The 2025 average tuition & fees of District of Columbia Trade Schools is $20,525. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for District of Columbia Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $19,525 |
| 2021-2022 | $19,525 |
| 2022-2023 | $19,525 |
| 2023-2024 | $19,825 |
| 2024-2025 | $20,525 |
The average living costs of District of Columbia Trade Schools in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $26,101 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for District of Columbia Trade Schools.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | - | - | $16,343 | $3,431 |
| 2021-2022 | - | - | $14,070 | $4,153 |
| 2022-2023 | - | - | $18,511 | $5,129 |
| 2023-2024 | - | - | $18,511 | $5,129 |
| 2024-2025 | - | - | $20,685 | $5,416 |