Public Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

For Public Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $9,998 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Public Trade Schools in 2025 is $23,882 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Public Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - Public Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$9,998
Books & Supplies$1,541
Room & Board$9,060
Other Expenses$3,283
COA$23,882

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Public Trade Schools is $9,998. 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 Public Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Public Trade Schools (2021-2025)
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$9,082
2021-2022$9,121
2022-2023$9,382
2023-2024$9,705
2024-2025$9,998
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Public Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of Public Trade Schools in 2025 is $12,343 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $20,091 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 Public Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Public Trade Schools (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $8,105$1,413 $10,577$5,339
2021-2022 $10,540$2,188 $10,779$5,424
2022-2023 $10,394$3,188 $11,648$5,883
2023-2024 $8,028$3,188 $12,490$6,180
2024-2025 $9,060$3,283 $13,586$6,505