Iowa Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Iowa Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $6,335 for Iowa residents and $6,849 for out-of-state students.

SOHO Hair Academy has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $22,131 and UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,000 among Iowa Community Colleges. For graduate programs, Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $4,255 and UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,000 among Iowa Community Colleges.

You can narrow Iowa 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 Iowa Community Colleges in 2025 is $21,160 for state residents and $21,674 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 Iowa Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,335$6,849--
Books & Supplies$1,352$1,352
Room & Board$8,464$8,464
Other Expenses$5,009$5,009
COA$21,160$21,674$14,825$14,825

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Iowa Community Colleges is $6,335 for state residents and $6,849 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Iowa Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$5,101$573$6,007$444
2021-2022$5,172$581$6,084$449
2022-2023$5,299$571$6,206$442
2023-2024$5,498$579$6,396$447
2024-2025$5,763$572$6,407$443
*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 Iowa Community Colleges in 2025 is $205 for state residents and $241 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 Iowa Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$181$222 --
2021-2022$186$228 --
2022-2023$191$235 --
2023-2024$199$243 --
2024-2025$205$241 --

Iowa Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Iowa Community Colleges in 2025 is $13,473 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,673 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 Iowa Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Iowa Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $7,188$3,405 $7,913$3,998
2021-2022 $7,325$3,670 $8,205$4,226
2022-2023 $7,469$3,708 $8,296$4,361
2023-2024 $8,046$4,500 $8,889$5,212
2024-2025 $8,464$5,009 $9,068$5,604