Private Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

For Private Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $16,450 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Private Trade Schools in 2025 is $31,188 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Private Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - Private Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$16,450
Books & Supplies$1,425
Room & Board$12,054
Other Expenses$1,260
COA$31,188

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Private Trade Schools is $16,450. 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 Private Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Private Trade Schools (2021-2025)
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$14,801
2021-2022$14,701
2022-2023$15,070
2023-2024$16,297
2024-2025$16,450
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Private Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of Private Trade Schools in 2025 is $13,314 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,798 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 Private Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Private Trade Schools (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 -- $11,785$5,397
2021-2022 $7,917$1,050 $12,345$5,202
2022-2023 $11,225$1,155 $12,872$5,411
2023-2024 $11,288$1,155 $14,366$6,009
2024-2025 $12,054$1,260 $14,034$5,763