North Carolina Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

For North Carolina Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $17,822 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

Carolina Career College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $25,799 and Grace College of Barbering has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,380 among North Carolina Trade Schools.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of North Carolina Trade Schools in 2025 is $19,964 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for North Carolina Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - North Carolina Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$17,822
Books & Supplies$2,142
Room & Board-
Other Expenses-
COA$19,964

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of North Carolina Trade Schools is $17,822. 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 North Carolina Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for North Carolina Trade Schools (2021-2025)
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$15,954
2021-2022$16,171
2022-2023$16,631
2023-2024$17,092
2024-2025$17,822
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

North Carolina Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of North Carolina Trade Schools in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $22,973 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 Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for North Carolina Trade Schools (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 -- $10,844$6,760
2021-2022 -- $11,544$6,397
2022-2023 -- $12,504$6,840
2023-2024 -- $13,523$8,329
2024-2025 -- $14,471$8,503