2024 Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison for California Colleges

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2024 Tuition Comparison Between California Colleges
School Name Tuition & FeesCost Per Credit HourBooks & SuppliesLiving Costs
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State On CampusOff Campus
ABC Adult SchoolCerritos, CA
$4,800 $4,800- -- - -
ABC Adult School - Cabrillo LaneCerritos, CA$1,862 $1,862- -- - -
ABCO TechnologyInglewood, CA$14,775- -- - -
Abraham Lincoln UniversityGlendale, CA$10,440$580 $580$938 - $17,272
Academy for Salon ProfessionalsNorthridge, CA$8,325- -- - -
Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, CA$28,024$1,124 $1,124$938 $23,746 $19,431
Academy of Esthetics and CosmetologySan Fernando, CA$9,100- -- - -
Adrian's Beauty College of TurlockTurlock, CA
$14,187- -- - -
Advance Beauty CollegeGarden Grove, CA
$5,692- -- - -
Advance Beauty Techs AcademySan Jacinto, CA$15,650- -- - -
Advanced Career InstituteVisalia, CA$5,970- -- - -
Agape College of Business and ScienceFresno, CA$8,132- -$1,847 - $17,892
Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, CA
$1,156 $9,436$46 $343$938 - $19,431
Alliant International University-San DiegoSan Diego, CA$13,918$464 $464$938 - $19,431
America Evangelical UniversityGardena, CA$6,200$250 $250$1,200 - $14,500
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
$39,475- -$570 $14,695 $14,695
American Beauty CollegeWest Covina, CA
$18,000- -- - -
American Career College-AnaheimAnaheim, CA$39,050- -- - -
American Career College-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$39,050- -- - -
American Career College-OntarioOntario, CA$39,050- -- - -
American College of Healthcare and TechnologyRiverside, CA$17,995- -- - -
American College of Healthcare and TechnologyHuntington Park, CA$17,995- -- - -
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa AnaSanta Ana, CA$17,995- -- - -
American Fitness and Nutrition AcademyPasadena, CA$11,327- -- - -
American Institute of Massage TherapySanta Ana, CA
$8,315- -- - -
American Jewish UniversityLos Angeles, CA
$10,596$324 $324- - -
American Medical Sciences CenterGlendale, CA$39,097- -- - -
American River CollegeSacramento, CA
$1,288 $12,808- $470$1,152 - $21,474
American University of Health SciencesSignal Hill, CA
$24,575- -$1,500 - $15,808
Angeles CollegeLos Angeles, CA$32,944- -- - -
Angeles InstituteARTESIA, CA$31,715- -- - -
Annenberg School of NursingReseda, CA$23,525- -- - -
Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, CA
$1,124 $8,228$46 $342$900 - $11,900
Antioch University-Los AngelesCulver City, CA
$16,350$535 $535- - -
Antioch University-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA
$19,560$534 $534- - -
Arizona College-OntarioOntario, CA$30,133$1,080 $1,080- - $11,844
Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA
$51,640$2,108 $2,108$4,000 - $17,272
Asher CollegeSacramento, CA$31,690- -- - -
Ashford UniversitySan Diego, CA$13,160- -$1,150 - $13,324
Asian-American International Beauty CollegeWestminster, CA
$1,000- -- - -
Associated Barber College of San DiegoSan Diego, CA
$22,245- -- - -
Associated Technical College-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
$17,000- -- - -
Associated Technical College-San DiegoSan Diego, CA
$17,000- -- - -
ATA CollegeEl Cajon, CA$16,130- -- - -
ATI College-WhittierWhitter, CA
$34,900- -- - -
Aveda Institute-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
$14,275- -- - -
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-FremontFremont, CA$16,757$590 $590$1,000 - $10,556
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, CA
$43,600$1,787 $1,787$938 $9,724 $20,234
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, CA
$1,430 $10,310$46 $342$938 - $19,431
Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationBaldwin Park, CA
$1,665 $1,665- -- - -
Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, CA
$1,104 $9,936$46 $414$1,152 - $19,431
Bay Area Medical AcademySan Francisco, CA
$16,184- -- - -
Bay Area Medical Academy - San Jose Satellite LocationSan Jose, CA$15,159- -- - -
Beaumont Adult SchoolBeaumont, CA
$30,034 $30,034- -- - -
Bellus Academy-Chula VistaChula Vista, CA
$10,655- -- - -
Bellus Academy-El CajonEl Cajon, CA
$15,548- -- - -
Bellus Academy-PowayPoway, CA
$15,548- -- - -
Bergin University of Canine StudiesPenngrove, CA$10,440- -- - -
Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, CA
$1,148 $8,684$46 $353$1,971 - $22,066
Berkeley School of TheologyBerkeley, CA$2,896$118 $118$1,000 $15,744 $21,432
Bethesda UniversityAnaheim, CA
$7,220$273 $273$400 - $11,066
Beverly Hills Design InstituteBeverly Hills, CA$23,220$645 $645$2,400 - $12,951
Beyond 21st Century Beauty AcademySanta Fe Springs, CA$16,415- -- - -
Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CA
$46,704$1,946 $1,946$1,200 $11,234 $11,234
Blake Austin CollegeVacaville, CA
$37,035- -- - -
Borner's Barber CollegeLos Angeles, CA$13,500- -- - -
Brand CollegeGlendale, CA$2,500- -- - -
Bridges Beauty CollegeVictorville, CA$16,275- -- - -
Brownson Technical SchoolAnaheim, CA
$16,295- -- - -
Butte CollegeOroville, CA
$1,336 $8,416$46 $373$1,270 - $17,780
Butte County Regional Occupational ProgramChico, CA
$7,000 $7,000- -- - -
Cabrillo CollegeAptos, CA
$1,270 $9,910$46 $405$2,250 - $22,140
California Aeronautical UniversityBakersfield, CA
$35,465- -- $8,150 $15,113
California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA$39,720$1,443 $1,443$938 $11,630 $20,234
California Barber and Beauty CollegeSan Diego, CA
$13,750- -- - -
California Beauty SchoolModesto, CA
$6,700- -- - -
California Career CollegeCanoga Park, CA
$70,000- -- - -
California Career InstituteAnaheim, CA$36,900- -- - -
California Christian CollegeFresno, CA
$10,890- -- - -
California College of Barbering and CosmetologyStockton, CA
$9,650- -- - -
California College of MusicPasadena, CA$18,830$393 $393$400 - $10,984
California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, CA
$57,946$2,377 $2,377$1,500 $21,165 $21,408
California Hair Design AcademyLa Mesa, CA
$15,250- -- - -
California Healing Arts CollegeCarson, CA$17,995- -- - -
California Indian Nations CollegePalm Desert, CA$7,742 $7,743- $320$1,080 - $19,073
California Institute of Arts & TechnologySan Diego, CA
$15,390- -$1,124 - $20,496
California Institute of Arts & Technology-National CityNational City, CA$15,390$610 $610$1,124 - $6,832
California Institute of Integral StudiesSan Francisco, CA
$22,334$911 $911- - -
California Institute of Medical ScienceClovis, CA
$14,315- -$1,160 - -
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA
$63,255- -$1,428 $19,503 $19,431
California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA
$56,724$1,870 $1,870$938 $12,820 $18,600
California Intercontinental UniversityIrvine, CA$9,054$438 $438$3,900 - $7,108
California Jazz ConservatoryBerkeley, CA$23,700$956 $956$938 - $19,431
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA
$50,670$1,620 $1,620$936 $17,734 $19,431
California Miramar UniversitySan Diego, CA$9,994- -$938 - $19,431
California Northstate UniversityElk Grove, CA$56,501- -$2,700 - $26,455
California Nurses Educational InstitutePalm Springs, CA$33,500- -- - -
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA
$11,075 $30,995- $290$1,089 $17,220 $18,042
California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, CA
$7,913 $19,793- $397$836 $13,166 $13,980
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, CA
$7,439 $19,319- $396$995 $16,330 $17,936
California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA
$7,672 $19,552- $408$1,032 $13,976 $13,852
California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA
$7,696 $19,576- $397$1,068 $14,430 $16,316
California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA
$6,817 $18,697- $396$906 $14,200 $19,970
California State University-ChicoChico, CA
$8,064 $19,944- $398$1,052 $16,020 $11,280
California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, CA
$7,064 $18,944- $396$1,106 $16,886 $20,258
California State University-East BayHayward, CA
$7,055 $18,935- $397$1,003 $16,480 $21,375
California State University-FresnoFresno, CA
$6,980 $18,860- $403$938 $11,634 $15,684
California State University-FullertonFullerton, CA
$7,073 $18,953- $397$965 $18,348 $18,464
California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA
$7,008 $18,888- $399$1,490 $15,612 $17,166
California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
$6,818 $18,698- $396$1,011 $18,658 $19,539
California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, CA
$7,437 $19,317- $398$864 $16,413 $20,923
California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, CA
$7,095 $18,975- $397$1,284 $12,648 $20,306
California State University-SacramentoSacramento, CA
$7,602 $19,482- $398$1,112 $16,278 $21,042
California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA
$7,675 $19,555- $400$788 $12,996 $17,005
California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA$7,739 $19,619- $396$1,018 $14,152 $20,254
California State University-StanislausTurlock, CA
$7,826 $19,706- $398$1,038 $12,728 $19,752
Canada CollegeRedwood City, CA
$1,332 $9,508$45 $324$1,971 - $31,288
Capstone CollegePasadena, CA
$16,550- -- - -
Career Academy of BeautyGarden Grove, CA
$14,168- -- - -
Career Care InstituteLancaster, CA
$31,582- -- - -
Career Development Institute IncLos Angeles, CA$31,993- -- - -
Career Networks InstituteSanta Ana, CA
$75,380- -- - -
Carrington College-Citrus HeightsCitrus Heights, CA$19,918- -- - -
Carrington College-OntarioOntario, CA$36,919- -- - -
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill CampusPleasant Hill, CA$21,799- -- - -
Carrington College-SacramentoSacramento, CA$21,589- -- - -
Carrington College-San JoseSan Jose, CA$21,799- -- - -
Carrington College-San Leandro CampusSan Leandro, CA$21,799- -- - -
Carrington College-StocktonStockton, CA$21,799- -- - -
Casa Loma College-Los AngelesSherman Oaks, CA
$42,556- -- - -
CBD CollegeLos Angeles, CA
$54,191- -- - -
Central California School of Continuing EducationSan Luis Obispo, CA
$9,895- -$500 - $19,210
Central California School of Continuing Education -Coalinga, CA$9,895- -$500 - $19,210
Central Coast CollegeSalinas, CA
$18,560- -- - -
Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, CA
$1,364 $12,004$46 $426$938 - $19,432
Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, CA
$1,384 $10,264$46 $342$938 - $19,431
CES CollegeBurbank, CA
$30,950- -- - -
CET-CoachellaCoachella, CA
$15,500- -- - -
CET-ColtonColton, CA$16,375- -- - -
CET-El CentroEl Centro, CA
$15,000- -- - -
CET-OxnardOxnard, CA
$15,249- -- - -
CET-SalinasSalinas, CA
$15,249- -- - -
CET-San DiegoSan Diego, CA
$15,500- -- - -
CET-San JoseSan Jose, CA
$16,375- -- - -
CET-Santa MariaSanta Maria, CA
$15,249- -- - -
CET-SoledadSoledad, CA
$16,375- -- - -
CET-WatsonvilleWatsonville, CA
$15,249- -- - -
Chabot CollegeHayward, CA
$1,150 $8,686$46 $360$1,152 - $23,076
Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, CA
$1,184 $11,120$46 $459$938 - $19,432
Chamberlain University-CaliforniaRancho Cordova, CA$20,462$694 $694$600 - $16,724
Chapman UniversityOrange, CA
$62,784$1,940 $1,940$1,600 $17,378 $15,100
Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterSacramento, CA
$22,360 $22,360- -- - -
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles, CA
$18,933$761 $761$938 - $27,900
Cinta Aveda InstituteSan Francisco, CA
$11,600- -- - -
Cinta Aveda Institute - San JoseSan Jose, CA$11,600- -- - -
Citrus CollegeGlendora, CA
$1,204 $9,844$46 $406$938 - $19,431
Citrus Heights Beauty CollegeCitrus Heights, CA$15,245- -- - -
City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
$1,696 $14,656- $351$1,233 - $21,179
Claremont Lincoln UniversityClaremont, CA$6,000$250 $250- - -
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA
$64,150$2,663 $2,663$1,200 $19,650 $19,650
Clovis Adult EducationClovis, CA
$12,000 $12,000- -- - -
Clovis Community CollegeFresno, CA$1,334 $9,454$46 $384$1,980 - $17,982
Coachella Valley Beauty CollegeLa Quinta, CA
$14,140- -- - -
Coachella Valley Beauty College-HemetHemet, CA$8,528- -- - -
Coastline Beauty CollegeFountain Valley, CA$3,850- -- - -
Coastline Beauty College - HemetHemet, CA$6,100- -- - -
Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, CA
$1,180 $9,964$46 $412$1,465 - $23,659
Coba AcademyAnaheim, CA
$10,500- -- - -
College of AlamedaAlameda, CA
$1,148 $8,684$46 $353$1,724 - $22,066
College of MarinKentfield, CA
$1,558 $10,828$48 $357$2,169 - $24,645
College of San MateoSan Mateo, CA
$1,332 $11,384$44 $348$1,971 - $31,288
College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, CA
$1,176 $11,232$47 $465$938 - $19,431
College of the DesertPalm Desert, CA
$1,326 $9,586$46 $341$938 - $25,965
College of the RedwoodsEureka, CA
$1,147 $7,783$46 $339$938 $8,577 $16,893
College of the SequoiasVisalia, CA
$1,394 $8,338$46 $294$1,000 - $20,000
College of the SiskiyousWeed, CA
$1,444 $9,394$46 $311$1,233 $9,028 $15,552
Columbia CollegeSonora, CA
$1,547 $8,870$52 $337$940 - $19,431
Columbia College - ImperialImperial, CA$8,304- -$480 - $10,944
Columbia College - LemooreNAS Lemoore, CA$8,304- -$480 - $10,944
Columbia College - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA$8,304- -$480 - $10,944
Columbia College - Naval Base San DiegoSan Diego, CA$8,304- -$480 - $10,944
Columbia College - San DiegoSan Diego, CA$8,304- -$480 - $10,944
Columbia College - San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA$8,304- -$480 - $10,944
Columbia College HollywoodTarzana, CA
$26,175$535 $535$1,080 - $16,578
Community Christian CollegeRedlands, CA
$9,695$213 $213$300 - $10,429
Compton CollegeCompton, CA
$1,142 $8,822$46 $366$938 - $19,431
Concorde Career College-Garden GroveGarden Grove, CA$34,005- -- - -
Concorde Career College-North HollywoodNorth Hollywood, CA$33,340- -- - -
Concorde Career College-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA$17,845- -- - -
Concorde Career College-San DiegoSan Diego, CA$18,102- -- - -
Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, CA$41,390$1,150 $1,150$900 $13,330 $18,400
Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, CA
$1,312 $9,012$46 $374$1,190 - $22,644
Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeAntioch, CA
$9,935- -- - -
Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree, CA
$1,114 $11,050$46 $460$938 - $19,431
Cosmo Beauty AcademySacramento, CA$16,943- -- - -
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, CA
$1,288 $12,808- $470$1,152 - $21,474
Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, CA
$1,188 $12,320$46 $509$938 - $19,431
CRU Institute of Cosmetology and BarberingGarden Grove, CA$16,399- -- - -
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA
$1,340 $11,000$46 $391$1,152 - $19,431
Culinary Institute of America at GreystoneSt. Helena, CA$38,410- -$1,000 $13,410 $13,410
Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, CA
$1,340 $10,636$46 $328$1,200 - $19,100
Cypress CollegeCypress, CA
$1,150 $9,399$46 $390$2,267 - $20,714
Average$4,511$19,303$46$603$1,163$14,880$18,019
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*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Last updated: March 1, 2024)
**Information is not available for schools that are not appeared in the table. The schools have not report the information to the IPEDS or not applicable.)

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