For California Trade Schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $15,778 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

Unitek College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $37,659 and Asian-American International Beauty College has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,000 among California Trade Schools. For graduate programs, Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $17,300 and Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $17,300 among California Trade Schools.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of California Trade Schools in 2024 is $17,591 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for California Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - California Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$15,778
Books & Supplies$1,813
Room & Board-
Other Expenses-
COA$17,591

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2024 average tuition & fees of California Trade Schools is $15,778. 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 California Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for California Trade Schools (2020-2024)
Tuition & Fees
2019-2020$15,903
2020-2021$16,084
2021-2022$16,132
2022-2023$15,590
2023-2024$15,778
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

California Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of California Trade Schools in 2024 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $22,855 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 California Trade Schools.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for California Trade Schools (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 -- $15,887$6,021
2020-2021 -- $16,234$5,842
2021-2022 -- $17,002$5,948
2022-2023 -- $16,746$5,753
2023-2024 -- $16,624$6,231