Tennessee Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Tennessee Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $4,792 for Tennessee residents and $16,733 for out-of-state students.

Jersey College - Cleveland has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $49,275 and Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga 2 has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,000 among Tennessee Community Colleges.

You can narrow Tennessee 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 Tennessee Community Colleges in 2025 is $6,197 for state residents and $18,137 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 Tennessee Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,792$16,733--
Books & Supplies$1,404$1,404
Room & Board--
Other Expenses--
COA$6,197$18,137$1,404$1,404

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Tennessee Community Colleges is $4,792 for state residents and $16,733 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Tennessee Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$4,064$301$15,518$646
2021-2022$4,155$309$15,819$605
2022-2023$4,131$311$16,264$577
2023-2024$4,268$313$16,735$354
2024-2025$4,472$321$16,370$362
*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 Tennessee Community Colleges in 2025 is $214 for state residents and $641 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 Tennessee Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$200$607 --
2021-2022$202$581 --
2022-2023$202$615 --
2023-2024$207$646 --
2024-2025$214$641 --

Tennessee Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Tennessee Community Colleges in 2025 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,256 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 Tennessee Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Tennessee Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $8,000$2,500 $9,004$4,294
2021-2022 $8,000$2,500 $9,077$4,546
2022-2023 -- $10,084$4,922
2023-2024 -- $11,636$4,819
2024-2025 -- $12,886$5,369