Kentucky Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Kentucky Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $4,738 for Kentucky residents and $8,049 for out-of-state students.

Spencerian College-Lexington has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $21,525 and Trend Setters' Academy of Beauty Culture-Elizabethtown has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,800 among Kentucky Community Colleges.

You can narrow Kentucky 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 Kentucky Community Colleges in 2025 is $6,176 for state residents and $9,487 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 Kentucky Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,738$8,049--
Books & Supplies$1,438$1,438
Room & Board--
Other Expenses--
COA$6,176$9,487$1,438$1,438

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Kentucky Community Colleges is $4,738 for state residents and $8,049 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Kentucky Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$4,296$207$14,613$226
2021-2022$4,296$207$14,633$226
2022-2023$4,368$207$15,759$237
2023-2024$4,464$198$7,564$219
2024-2025$4,536$202$7,827$222
*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 Kentucky Community Colleges in 2025 is $215 for state residents and $278 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 Kentucky Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$179$627 --
2021-2022$179$627 --
2022-2023$195$623 --
2023-2024$213$269 --
2024-2025$215$278 --

Kentucky Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Kentucky Community Colleges in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,547 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 Kentucky Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Kentucky Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 -- $7,133$3,110
2021-2022 -- $7,458$3,242
2022-2023 -- $7,718$3,483
2023-2024 -- $9,232$3,644
2024-2025 -- $9,788$3,759