Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 5.60% from 2014 ($22,351).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, Tri-County CC's COA is $23,603, which is increased by 5.15% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to Tri-County CC'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 Tri-County Community College over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,375, and it has increased 34.28% from the year 2014 to 2024.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $1,024 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $1,024 | |
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| 2016-17 | $1,035 | 1.07% |
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| 2017-18 | $1,035 | |
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| 2018-19 | $1,035 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,035 | |
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| 2020-21 | $1,035 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,035 | |
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| 2022-23 | $1,035 | |
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| 2023-24 | $1,375 | 32.85% |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 7.19% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Tri-County Community College.
| Year | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $12,820 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $12,820 | |
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| 2016-17 | $12,780 | -0.31% |
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| 2017-18 | $12,780 | |
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| 2018-19 | $12,780 | |
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| 2019-20 | $12,904 | 0.97% |
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| 2020-21 | $12,904 | |
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| 2021-22 | $12,904 | |
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| 2022-23 | $12,904 | |
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| 2023-24 | $13,721 | 6.33% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between Tri-County Community College and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| Tri-County Community College | $8,507
($2,363) | $8,507
($2,363) | - |
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| Wake Technical Community College | $7,582
($2,336) | $8,912
($2,768) | -14.92% |
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| Central Piedmont Community College | $8,936
($2,792) | $8,936
($2,792) | - |
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| Cape Fear Community College | $8,892
($2,748) | $8,892
($2,748) | - |
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| Fayetteville Technical Community College | $8,772
($2,628) | $8,708
($2,564) | 0.73% |
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| Guilford Technical Community College | $7,695
($2,319) | $7,695
($2,319) | - |
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