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.

You can narrow California 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 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.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for California Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for California Community Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

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.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for California Community Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$60$299 --
2020-2021$63$315 --
2021-2022$65$327 --
2022-2023$67$355 --
2023-2024$67$388 --

California Community Colleges Living Costs

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.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for California Community Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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