Rhode Island Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Rhode Island Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $5,550 for Rhode Island residents and $14,834 for out-of-state students.

Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $31,871 and St Joseph School of Nursing has the lowest tuition & fees of $14,818 among Rhode Island Community Colleges.

You can narrow Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island Community Colleges in 2025 is $6,750 for state residents and $16,034 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 Rhode Island Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,550$14,834--
Books & Supplies$1,200$1,200
Room & Board--
Other Expenses--
COA$6,750$16,034$1,200$1,200

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Rhode Island Community Colleges is $5,550 for state residents and $14,834 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Rhode Island Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$4,414$392$12,492$392
2021-2022$4,524$456$12,804$456
2022-2023$4,624$466$13,086$466
2023-2024$4,856$470$13,740$470
2024-2025$5,074$476$14,358$476
*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 Rhode Island Community Colleges in 2025 is $231 for state residents and $687 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 Rhode Island Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$200$598 --
2021-2022$205$613 --
2022-2023$210$626 --
2023-2024$221$657 --
2024-2025$231$687 --

Rhode Island Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Rhode Island Community Colleges in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,900 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 Rhode Island Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Rhode Island Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 -- $11,322$4,240
2021-2022 -- $11,322$4,240
2022-2023 -- $12,794$4,052
2023-2024 -- $14,457$5,156
2024-2025 -- $15,426$4,474