Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $5,165 for state residents and $10,951 for out-of-state students.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Community Colleges in 2025 is $20,088 for state residents and $25,873 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 Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,165$10,951$4,977$7,141
Books & Supplies$1,492$1,492
Room & Board$8,912$8,912
Other Expenses$4,519$4,519
COA$20,088$25,873$19,899$22,063

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Community Colleges is $5,165 for state residents and $10,951 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$3,968$749$9,321$818
2021-2022$4,006$772$9,475$838
2022-2023$4,088$795$9,800$858
2023-2024$4,193$841$9,882$877
2024-2025$4,294$872$10,083$868
*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 Community Colleges in 2025 is $213 for state residents and $340 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $150 for state residents and $224 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 Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$188$316 $250$284
2021-2022$191$319 $172$208
2022-2023$198$329 $148$184
2023-2024$204$331 $146$219
2024-2025$213$340 $150$224

Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Community Colleges in 2025 is $13,431 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,323 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 Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $7,374$3,468 $9,216$4,547
2021-2022 $7,540$3,604 $9,536$4,656
2022-2023 $7,843$3,824 $10,082$4,904
2023-2024 $8,336$4,178 $11,317$5,375
2024-2025 $8,912$4,519 $12,535$5,788