Illinois Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Illinois Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $10,008 for Illinois residents and $12,784 for out-of-state students.

Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $43,550 and Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac. has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,000 among Illinois Community Colleges. For graduate programs, Rasmussen University-Illinois has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $4,726 and Rasmussen University-Illinois has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,726 among Illinois Community Colleges.

You can narrow Illinois 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 Illinois Community Colleges in 2025 is $24,757 for state residents and $27,533 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 Illinois Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$10,008$12,784--
Books & Supplies$1,366$1,366
Room & Board$7,683$7,683
Other Expenses$5,700$5,700
COA$24,757$27,533$14,749$14,749

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Illinois Community Colleges is $10,008 for state residents and $12,784 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Illinois Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$8,630$584$11,434$587
2021-2022$8,897$586$11,719$589
2022-2023$9,064$590$12,055$581
2023-2024$9,153$607$12,300$606
2024-2025$9,363$645$12,219$565
*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 Illinois Community Colleges in 2025 is $342 for state residents and $413 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 Illinois Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$316$396 $360$360
2021-2022$325$408 $203$203
2022-2023$335$413 $153$153
2023-2024$339$419 --
2024-2025$342$413 --

Illinois Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Illinois Community Colleges in 2025 is $13,383 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,572 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 Illinois Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Illinois Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $6,793$3,653 $7,556$3,830
2021-2022 $6,256$3,884 $7,755$3,842
2022-2023 $7,315$4,223 $8,228$4,227
2023-2024 $8,374$4,562 $9,252$5,021
2024-2025 $7,683$5,700 $10,335$5,237