Public Trade Schools 2025 Tuition Statistics

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Public Trade Schools in 2025 is $23,882 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Public Trade Schools
	Cost of Attendance - Public Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees	$9,998
Books & Supplies	$1,541
Room & Board	$9,060
Other Expenses	$3,283
COA	$23,882

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Public Trade Schools is $9,998. 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 Public Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Public Trade Schools (2021-2025)
	Tuition & Fees
2020-2021	$9,082
2021-2022	$9,121
2022-2023	$9,382
2023-2024	$9,705
2024-2025	$9,998

*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Public Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of Public Trade Schools in 2025 is $12,343 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $20,091 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 Public Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Public Trade Schools (2021-2025)
	On-Campus		Off-Campus
	Room&Board	Other Expenses	Room&Board	Other Expenses
2020-2021	$8,105	$1,413	$10,577	$5,339
2021-2022	$10,540	$2,188	$10,779	$5,424
2022-2023	$10,394	$3,188	$11,648	$5,883
2023-2024	$8,028	$3,188	$12,490	$6,180
2024-2025	$9,060	$3,283	$13,586	$6,505

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Public Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

Costs of Attendance (COA)

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

Public Trade Schools Living Costs

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