New Jersey Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For New Jersey Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $7,753 for New Jersey residents and $11,420 for out-of-state students.

Jersey College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $50,075 and Best Care College has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,087 among New Jersey Community Colleges.

You can narrow New Jersey 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 New Jersey Community Colleges in 2025 is $21,516 for state residents and $25,182 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 New Jersey Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$7,753$11,420--
Books & Supplies$1,300$1,300
Room & Board$7,192$7,192
Other Expenses$5,271$5,271
COA$21,516$25,182$13,763$13,763

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of New Jersey Community Colleges is $7,753 for state residents and $11,420 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for New Jersey Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$6,073$1,163$8,953$1,826
2021-2022$6,093$1,192$8,895$1,892
2022-2023$6,150$1,157$8,989$1,974
2023-2024$6,201$1,152$9,074$2,068
2024-2025$6,469$1,284$9,287$2,133
*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 New Jersey Community Colleges in 2025 is $269 for state residents and $303 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 New Jersey Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$255$297 --
2021-2022$255$298 --
2022-2023$261$303 --
2023-2024$265$306 --
2024-2025$269$303 --

New Jersey Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of New Jersey Community Colleges in 2025 is $12,463 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,845 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 New Jersey Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for New Jersey Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $5,875$4,737 $10,617$4,520
2021-2022 $5,875$4,737 $11,247$4,122
2022-2023 $5,915$4,760 $11,350$4,347
2023-2024 $7,192$5,266 $12,102$4,922
2024-2025 $7,192$5,271 $13,596$5,249