Iowa Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

For Iowa Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $16,880 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

La James International College-Ft Dodge has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $23,441 and Carlson College of Massage Therapy has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,000 among Iowa Trade Schools.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Iowa Trade Schools in 2025 is $19,526 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Iowa Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - Iowa Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$16,880
Books & Supplies$2,646
Room & Board-
Other Expenses-
COA$19,526

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Iowa Trade Schools is $16,880. 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 Iowa Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Iowa Trade Schools (2021-2025)
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$18,304
2021-2022$18,344
2022-2023$18,277
2023-2024$18,021
2024-2025$16,880
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Iowa Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of Iowa Trade Schools in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $20,671 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 Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Iowa Trade Schools (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 -- $14,512$6,375
2021-2022 -- $14,649$6,682
2022-2023 -- $14,438$7,137
2023-2024 -- $15,083$6,660
2024-2025 -- $14,427$6,244