For Pennsylvania Community Colleges, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $9,789 for Pennsylvania residents and $15,708 for out-of-state students.

Jersey College - Scranton has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $45,359 and Miller-Motte College-McCann-Allentown has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,000 among Pennsylvania Community Colleges.

You can narrow Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges in 2024 is $26,418 for state residents and $32,337 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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$9,789$15,708--
Books & Supplies$1,643$1,643
Room & Board$9,941$9,941
Other Expenses$5,046$5,046
COA$26,418$32,337$16,629$16,629

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Community Colleges is $9,789 for state residents and $15,708 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Pennsylvania Community Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$7,719$1,651$14,113$1,180
2020-2021$7,497$1,583$13,598$1,254
2021-2022$7,579$1,615$13,878$1,272
2022-2023$7,775$1,730$14,006$1,327
2023-2024$8,024$1,764$14,372$1,336
*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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges in 2024 is $400 for state residents and $471 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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$364$433 --
2020-2021$358$426 --
2021-2022$377$448 --
2022-2023$386$458 --
2023-2024$400$471 --

Pennsylvania Community Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Pennsylvania Community Colleges in 2024 is $14,987 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,209 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 Pennsylvania Community Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Pennsylvania Community Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,590$2,646 $7,780$4,914
2020-2021 $9,545$2,874 $8,094$4,882
2021-2022 $9,661$3,050 $8,196$5,189
2022-2023 $9,738$3,805 $8,488$5,335
2023-2024 $9,941$5,046 $10,208$6,002