District of Columbia Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

For District of Columbia Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $20,525 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

The Salon Professional Academy-Washington DC has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $22,000 and Bennett Career Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $19,050 among District of Columbia Trade Schools.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of District of Columbia Trade Schools in 2025 is $22,211 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for District of Columbia Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - District of Columbia Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$20,525
Books & Supplies$1,686
Room & Board-
Other Expenses-
COA$22,211

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of District of Columbia Trade Schools is $20,525. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for District of Columbia Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for District of Columbia Trade Schools (2021-2025)
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$19,525
2021-2022$19,525
2022-2023$19,525
2023-2024$19,825
2024-2025$20,525
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

District of Columbia Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of District of Columbia Trade Schools in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $26,101 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 District of Columbia Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for District of Columbia Trade Schools (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 -- $16,343$3,431
2021-2022 -- $14,070$4,153
2022-2023 -- $18,511$5,129
2023-2024 -- $18,511$5,129
2024-2025 -- $20,685$5,416