For South Carolina Community Colleges, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $6,133 for South Carolina residents and $12,620 for out-of-state students.

Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $37,402 and Miller-Motte College-Charleston has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,000 among South Carolina Community Colleges.

You can narrow South 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 South Carolina Community Colleges in 2024 is $24,412 for state residents and $30,899 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 South Carolina Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$6,133$12,620--
Books & Supplies$1,567$1,567
Room & Board$9,436$9,436
Other Expenses$7,276$7,276
COA$24,412$30,899$18,279$18,279

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of South Carolina Community Colleges is $6,133 for state residents and $12,620 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for South Carolina Community Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$5,582$295$11,708$266
2020-2021$5,645$313$11,757$281
2021-2022$5,650$319$11,698$450
2022-2023$5,718$360$12,924$589
2023-2024$5,756$376$12,130$490
*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 South Carolina Community Colleges in 2024 is $307 for state residents and $485 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 South Carolina Community Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$229$437 --
2020-2021$242$445 --
2021-2022$292$474 --
2022-2023$306$476 --
2023-2024$307$485 --

South Carolina Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of South Carolina Community Colleges in 2024 is $16,712 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,795 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 South Carolina Community Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for South Carolina Community Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $6,354$6,316 $8,175$5,503
2020-2021 $7,524$6,516 $8,248$5,508
2021-2022 $7,524$6,516 $8,575$5,642
2022-2023 $9,036$9,240 $8,653$5,880
2023-2024 $9,436$7,276 $10,235$5,559