For North Carolina Trade Schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $16,981 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

Carolina Career College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $25,799 and Grace College of Barbering has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,380 among North Carolina Trade Schools.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of North Carolina Trade Schools in 2024 is $19,192 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for North Carolina Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - North Carolina Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$16,981
Books & Supplies$2,211
Room & Board-
Other Expenses-
COA$19,192

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2024 average tuition & fees of North Carolina Trade Schools is $16,981. 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 North Carolina Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for North Carolina Trade Schools (2020-2024)
Tuition & Fees
2019-2020$15,820
2020-2021$15,692
2021-2022$15,890
2022-2023$16,310
2023-2024$16,981
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

North Carolina Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of North Carolina Trade Schools in 2024 is - when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $22,221 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 Trade Schools.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for North Carolina Trade Schools (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 -- $10,756$6,784
2020-2021 -- $10,798$6,637
2021-2022 -- $11,477$6,325
2022-2023 -- $12,688$6,788
2023-2024 -- $13,615$8,606