For Trade Schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $14,925 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Trade Schools in 2024 is $27,234 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$14,925
Books & Supplies$1,831
Room & Board$7,876
Other Expenses$2,601
COA$27,234

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2024 average tuition & fees of Trade Schools is $14,925. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Trade Schools (2020-2024)
Tuition & Fees
2019-2020$14,391
2020-2021$14,449
2021-2022$14,464
2022-2023$14,648
2023-2024$14,925
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of Trade Schools in 2024 is $10,477 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $19,873 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 Trade Schools.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Trade Schools (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $8,580$1,788 $11,435$5,912
2020-2021 $7,087$2,013 $11,655$5,938
2021-2022 $10,072$4,266 $11,955$5,977
2022-2023 $10,293$2,253 $12,386$6,309
2023-2024 $7,876$2,601 $12,919$6,953