For Iowa Community Colleges, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $6,077 for Iowa residents and $6,843 for out-of-state students.

PCI Academy-Iowa City has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $27,988 and UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,000 among Iowa Community Colleges.

You can narrow Iowa 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 Iowa Community Colleges in 2024 is $20,014 for state residents and $20,780 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 Iowa Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,077$6,843--
Books & Supplies$1,391$1,391
Room & Board$8,046$8,046
Other Expenses$4,500$4,500
COA$20,014$20,780$13,937$13,937

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Iowa Community Colleges is $6,077 for state residents and $6,843 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Iowa Community Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$4,995$570$5,891$441
2020-2021$5,101$573$6,007$444
2021-2022$5,172$581$6,084$449
2022-2023$5,299$571$6,206$442
2023-2024$5,498$579$6,396$447
*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 Iowa Community Colleges in 2024 is $199 for state residents and $243 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 Iowa Community Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$177$217 --
2020-2021$181$222 --
2021-2022$186$228 --
2022-2023$191$235 --
2023-2024$199$243 --

Iowa Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Iowa Community Colleges in 2024 is $12,546 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,101 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 Iowa Community Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Iowa Community Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $7,034$3,263 $7,822$3,884
2020-2021 $7,188$3,405 $7,913$3,998
2021-2022 $7,325$3,670 $8,205$4,226
2022-2023 $7,469$3,708 $8,296$4,361
2023-2024 $8,046$4,500 $8,889$5,212