For Virginia Community Colleges, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $5,187 for Virginia residents and $12,275 for out-of-state students.

Chester Career College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $36,500 and Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,100 among Virginia Community Colleges.

You can narrow Virginia 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 Virginia Community Colleges in 2024 is $20,958 for state residents and $28,046 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 Virginia Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,187$12,275--
Books & Supplies$1,667$1,667
Room & Board$11,365$11,365
Other Expenses$2,739$2,739
COA$20,958$28,046$15,771$15,771

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Virginia Community Colleges is $5,187 for state residents and $12,275 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Virginia Community Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$4,727$299$11,274$918
2020-2021$4,714$298$10,887$1,070
2021-2022$4,687$297$11,343$972
2022-2023$4,728$296$12,080$1,023
2023-2024$4,883$304$11,359$917
*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 Virginia Community Colleges in 2024 is $239 for state residents and $373 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 Virginia Community Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$216$372 --
2020-2021$218$370 --
2021-2022$222$374 --
2022-2023$231$369 --
2023-2024$239$373 --

Virginia Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Virginia Community Colleges in 2024 is $14,104 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,522 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 Virginia Community Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Virginia Community Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $11,284$2,200 $7,583$4,875
2020-2021 $12,103$1,500 $7,971$5,064
2021-2022 $10,132$2,290 $8,244$5,308
2022-2023 $10,252$2,326 $8,536$5,552
2023-2024 $11,365$2,739 $9,517$6,005