Pennsylvania Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Pennsylvania Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $10,709 for Pennsylvania residents and $16,218 for out-of-state students.

Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $49,950 and Commonwealth Technical Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,714 among Pennsylvania Community Colleges. For graduate programs, Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $17,148 and Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $17,148 among Pennsylvania Community Colleges.

You can narrow Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges in 2025 is $28,570 for state residents and $34,079 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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$10,709$16,218--
Books & Supplies$1,690$1,690
Room & Board$10,260$10,260
Other Expenses$5,911$5,911
COA$28,570$34,079$17,861$17,861

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Community Colleges is $10,709 for state residents and $16,218 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Pennsylvania Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$7,497$1,583$13,599$1,273
2021-2022$7,579$1,615$13,832$1,289
2022-2023$7,775$1,730$14,016$1,342
2023-2024$8,024$1,764$14,383$1,353
2024-2025$8,845$1,864$15,060$1,159
*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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges in 2025 is $463 for state residents and $540 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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$358$426 --
2021-2022$377$448 --
2022-2023$386$458 --
2023-2024$400$471 --
2024-2025$463$540 --

Pennsylvania Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Pennsylvania Community Colleges in 2025 is $16,171 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,568 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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Pennsylvania Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $9,545$2,874 $8,094$4,897
2021-2022 $9,661$3,050 $8,178$5,161
2022-2023 $9,738$3,805 $8,479$5,342
2023-2024 $9,941$5,046 $10,142$6,000
2024-2025 $10,260$5,911 $10,999$6,569