North Carolina Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For North Carolina Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $2,565 for North Carolina residents and $9,178 for out-of-state students.

Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $43,100 and Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,528 among North Carolina Community Colleges.

You can narrow North Carolina 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 North Carolina Community Colleges in 2025 is $20,893 for state residents and $27,506 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 North Carolina Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$2,565$9,178--
Books & Supplies$1,684$1,684
Room & Board$13,470$13,470
Other Expenses$3,174$3,174
COA$20,893$27,506$18,328$18,328

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of North Carolina Community Colleges is $2,565 for state residents and $9,178 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for North Carolina Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$2,305$154$8,579$192
2021-2022$2,311$164$8,601$235
2022-2023$2,302$184$8,632$253
2023-2024$2,348$195$8,826$266
2024-2025$2,358$206$8,906$272
*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 North Carolina Community Colleges in 2025 is $114 for state residents and $297 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 North Carolina Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$91$274 --
2021-2022$103$285 --
2022-2023$115$298 --
2023-2024$113$296 --
2024-2025$114$297 --

North Carolina Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of North Carolina Community Colleges in 2025 is $16,644 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,126 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 North Carolina Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for North Carolina Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $11,093$2,819 $8,258$5,592
2021-2022 $11,550$2,902 $8,519$5,693
2022-2023 $12,220$2,900 $9,149$6,209
2023-2024 $12,832$3,174 $10,201$6,703
2024-2025 $13,470$3,174 $11,278$6,848