For California Community Colleges, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $1,415 for California residents and $11,393 for out-of-state students.
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $76,757 and Downey Adult School has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,499 among California Community Colleges.
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The average COA of California Community Colleges in 2024 is $18,413 for state residents and $28,391 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $1,415 | $11,393 | - | - |
| Books & Supplies | $1,306 | $1,306 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,614 | $10,614 | ||
| Other Expenses | $5,078 | $5,078 | ||
| COA | $18,413 | $28,391 | $16,997 | $16,997 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of California Community Colleges is $1,415 for state residents and $11,393 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for California Community Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $1,213 | $133 | $8,598 | $197 |
| 2020-2021 | $1,285 | $138 | $9,151 | $221 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,278 | $126 | $9,671 | $225 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,274 | $132 | $10,372 | $234 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,292 | $123 | $11,160 | $233 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of California Community Colleges in 2024 is $67 for state residents and $388 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $60 | $299 | - | - |
| 2020-2021 | $63 | $315 | - | - |
| 2021-2022 | $65 | $327 | - | - |
| 2022-2023 | $67 | $355 | - | - |
| 2023-2024 | $67 | $388 | - | - |
The average living costs of California Community Colleges in 2024 is $15,692 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $25,869 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 California Community Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,426 | $3,691 | $15,000 | $4,976 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,798 | $3,241 | $16,518 | $4,807 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,786 | $3,215 | $17,215 | $4,852 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,237 | $3,385 | $18,007 | $4,957 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,614 | $5,078 | $20,149 | $5,720 |