For North Carolina Community Colleges, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $2,542 for North Carolina residents and $9,092 for out-of-state students.

NASCAR Technical Institute has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $49,750 and Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,000 among North Carolina Community Colleges.

You can narrow North Carolina 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 North Carolina Community Colleges in 2024 is $20,265 for state residents and $26,814 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 North Carolina Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$2,542$9,092--
Books & Supplies$1,716$1,716
Room & Board$12,832$12,832
Other Expenses$3,174$3,174
COA$20,265$26,814$17,722$17,722

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of North Carolina Community Colleges is $2,542 for state residents and $9,092 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for North Carolina Community Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$2,298$149$8,568$187
2020-2021$2,305$154$8,579$192
2021-2022$2,311$164$8,601$235
2022-2023$2,302$184$8,632$253
2023-2024$2,348$195$8,826$266
*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 North Carolina Community Colleges in 2024 is $113 for state residents and $296 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 North Carolina Community Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$91$274 --
2020-2021$91$274 --
2021-2022$103$285 --
2022-2023$115$298 --
2023-2024$113$296 --

North Carolina Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of North Carolina Community Colleges in 2024 is $16,006 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,904 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 North Carolina Community Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for North Carolina Community Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $10,868$2,819 $8,136$5,324
2020-2021 $11,093$2,819 $8,258$5,592
2021-2022 $11,550$2,902 $8,519$5,693
2022-2023 $12,220$2,900 $9,149$6,209
2023-2024 $12,832$3,174 $10,201$6,703