Alabama Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Alabama Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $5,264 for Alabama residents and $10,087 for out-of-state students.

Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $19,275 and Gadsden State Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,368 among Alabama Community Colleges. For graduate programs, Virginia College-Birmingham has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $13,690 and Virginia College-Birmingham has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $13,690 among Alabama Community Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Alabama Community Colleges in 2025 is $18,453 for state residents and $23,277 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Alabama Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,264$10,087--
Books & Supplies$2,126$2,126
Room & Board$6,448$6,448
Other Expenses$4,616$4,616
COA$18,453$23,277$13,190$13,190

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Alabama Community Colleges is $5,264 for state residents and $10,087 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Alabama Community Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Alabama Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$4,146$987$9,207$878
2021-2022$3,827$1,212$8,665$1,089
2022-2023$3,891$1,292$8,920$1,168
2023-2024$3,895$1,309$8,935$1,210
2024-2025$3,917$1,346$8,843$1,244
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Alabama Community Colleges in 2025 is $129 for state residents and $258 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Alabama Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$137$273 --
2021-2022$129$257 --
2022-2023$129$259 --
2023-2024$130$260 --
2024-2025$129$258 --

Alabama Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Alabama Community Colleges in 2025 is $11,064 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,758 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 Alabama Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Alabama Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $4,946$3,636 $7,130$3,503
2021-2022 $4,968$3,852 $7,518$3,861
2022-2023 $4,957$4,205 $8,533$4,408
2023-2024 $5,729$4,568 $10,152$4,956
2024-2025 $6,448$4,616 $10,719$5,039