California Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For California Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $1,455 for California residents and $11,952 for out-of-state students.

Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $76,557 and Sierra College has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,446 among California Community Colleges.

You can narrow California colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of California Community Colleges in 2025 is $22,315 for state residents and $32,811 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 California Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$1,455$11,952--
Books & Supplies$1,378$1,378
Room & Board$13,929$13,929
Other Expenses$5,552$5,552
COA$22,315$32,811$20,859$20,859

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of California Community Colleges is $1,455 for state residents and $11,952 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for California Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$1,297$148$9,152$244
2021-2022$1,289$135$9,694$247
2022-2023$1,285$142$10,444$259
2023-2024$1,303$133$11,219$258
2024-2025$1,312$143$11,718$234
*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 California Community Colleges in 2025 is $68 for state residents and $391 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 California Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$64$317 --
2021-2022$66$329 --
2022-2023$68$359 --
2023-2024$69$391 --
2024-2025$68$391 --

California Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of California Community Colleges in 2025 is $19,481 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $28,719 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 California Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for California Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $10,106$3,193 $16,391$4,762
2021-2022 $10,100$3,239 $17,133$4,834
2022-2023 $10,533$3,416 $18,017$4,947
2023-2024 $10,845$5,178 $20,044$5,697
2024-2025 $13,929$5,552 $22,317$6,402