Virginia Community Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Virginia Community Colleges, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $5,342 for Virginia residents and $12,809 for out-of-state students.

Chester Career College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $36,500 and Wave Leadership College has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,390 among Virginia Community Colleges. For graduate programs, Sovah School of Health Professions has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $17,064 and Southside College of Health Sciences has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,517 among Virginia Community Colleges.

You can narrow Virginia 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 Virginia Community Colleges in 2025 is $22,295 for state residents and $29,762 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 Virginia Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,342$12,809--
Books & Supplies$1,628$1,628
Room & Board$10,873$10,873
Other Expenses$4,452$4,452
COA$22,295$29,762$16,953$16,953

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Virginia Community Colleges is $5,342 for state residents and $12,809 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Virginia Community Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$4,714$298$10,717$1,098
2021-2022$4,687$297$11,187$998
2022-2023$4,728$296$11,953$1,049
2023-2024$4,883$304$11,335$918
2024-2025$5,011$331$11,792$1,017
*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 Virginia Community Colleges in 2025 is $237 for state residents and $375 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 Virginia Community Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$208$365 --
2021-2022$212$369 --
2022-2023$221$364 --
2023-2024$236$370 --
2024-2025$237$375 --

Virginia Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Virginia Community Colleges in 2025 is $15,325 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,270 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 Virginia Community Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Virginia Community Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $12,103$1,500 $7,962$4,984
2021-2022 $10,132$2,290 $8,219$5,225
2022-2023 $10,252$2,326 $8,502$5,464
2023-2024 $11,365$2,739 $9,671$5,839
2024-2025 $10,873$4,452 $10,950$6,320