For North Carolina Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $17,822 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.
Carolina Career College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $25,799 and Grace College of Barbering has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,380 among North Carolina Trade Schools.
The average COA of North Carolina Trade Schools in 2025 is $19,964 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Cost of Attendance - North Carolina Trade Schools | |
|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $17,822 |
| Books & Supplies | $2,142 |
| Room & Board | - |
| Other Expenses | - |
| COA | $19,964 |
The 2025 average tuition & fees of North Carolina Trade Schools is $17,822. 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 North Carolina Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $15,954 |
| 2021-2022 | $16,171 |
| 2022-2023 | $16,631 |
| 2023-2024 | $17,092 |
| 2024-2025 | $17,822 |
The average living costs of North Carolina Trade Schools in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $22,973 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 North Carolina Trade Schools.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | - | - | $10,844 | $6,760 |
| 2021-2022 | - | - | $11,544 | $6,397 |
| 2022-2023 | - | - | $12,504 | $6,840 |
| 2023-2024 | - | - | $13,523 | $8,329 |
| 2024-2025 | - | - | $14,471 | $8,503 |