Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 6.69% from 2014 ($13,610).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, COM's COA is $14,521, which is same as last year cost.
The following table and chart show changes to COM's COA over the past 10 years.
On-campus living costs are not available.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at College of the Mainland over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $2,000, and it has increased 25.00% from the year 2014 to 2024.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $1,600 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $1,600 | |
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| 2016-17 | $1,700 | 6.25% |
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| 2017-18 | $2,000 | 17.65% |
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| 2018-19 | $2,000 | |
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| 2019-20 | $2,000 | |
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| 2020-21 | $2,000 | |
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| 2021-22 | $3,873 | 93.65% |
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| 2022-23 | $2,000 | -48.36% |
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| 2023-24 | $2,000 | |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 4.74% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at College of the Mainland.
| Year | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $8,137 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $8,137 | |
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| 2016-17 | $8,137 | |
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| 2017-18 | $8,137 | |
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| 2018-19 | $8,238 | 1.24% |
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| 2019-20 | $8,238 | |
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| 2020-21 | $8,238 | |
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| 2021-22 | $8,238 | |
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| 2022-23 | $8,648 | 4.98% |
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| 2023-24 | $8,648 | |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between College of the Mainland and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| College of the Mainland | $3,873
($2,973) | $3,873
($2,973) | - |
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| Texas A & M University-College Station | $40,328
($12,841) | $40,139
($12,605) | 0.47% |
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| Lone Star College System | $6,960
($5,544) | $6,456
($5,136) | 7.81% |
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| Dallas College | $6,000
($4,050) | $6,000
($4,050) | - |
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| The University of Texas at Austin | $42,778
($11,678) | $41,070
($11,698) | 4.16% |
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| Houston Community College | $5,460
($4,344) | $5,460
($4,344) | - |
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