Average Community College Tuition Cost (2016-2017)
- For public community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,900 per year for in-state students and $8,653 for out-of-state students.
- For private colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,478 per year.
Average Community College Tuition Cost (2016-2017)
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StateAverage TuitionPublic CollegesIn-State Out-StatePrivate CollegesMost Affordable Colleges
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Alabama
$7,766
$5,427
$8,152
$14,491
Huntsville Bible College ($3,720)Gadsden State Community College ($4,524)H Councill Trenholm State Technical College ($4,692)J F Drake State Community and Technical College ($4,740)J F Ingram State Technical College ($4,752)Top AL Schools
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Arkansas
$4,894
$2,998
$4,846
$13,838
Rich Mountain Community College ($2,527)Arkansas Northeastern College ($2,934)Arkansas State University Mid-South ($2,974)East Arkansas Community College ($3,135)Arkansas State University-Newport ($3,204)Top AR Schools
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Arizona
$7,269
$1,833
$7,109
$16,129
Mohave Community College ($4,488)South Mountain Community College ($4,746)Mesa Community College ($4,938)Glendale Community College (Glendale - 85302) ($4,938)GateWay Community College ($4,938)Top AZ Schools
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California
$6,391
$1,636
$6,773
$18,655
San Bernardino Valley College ($2,829)West Valley College ($3,082)Santiago Canyon College ($3,158)Santa Ana College ($3,230)Barstow Community College ($3,252)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
$9,653
$4,064
$10,223
$15,389
Northeastern Junior College ($4,143)Lamar Community College ($4,539)Arapahoe Community College ($5,340)Otero Junior College ($5,511)Trinidad State Junior College ($5,649)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
$11,491
$5,238
$15,449
$18,380
Bais Binyomin Academy ($6,300)Housatonic Community College ($7,552)Gateway Community College (New Haven) ($7,552)Asnuntuck Community College ($7,712)Middlesex Community College (Middletown) ($7,712)Top CT Schools
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Florida
$11,377
$6,233
$11,756
$15,209
Fortis College-Winter Park ($3,500)Palm Beach State College ($5,495)Broward College ($5,603)Hillsborough Community College ($5,808)Santa Fe College ($5,852)Top FL Schools
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Georgia
$7,191
$3,413
$7,181
$15,212
Heart of Georgia Technical College ($3,292)Columbus Technical College ($3,468)Central Georgia Technical College ($3,588)Southwest Georgia Technical College ($3,670)Moultrie Technical College ($3,670)Top GA Schools
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Hawaii
$6,020
$2,815
$7,663
$16,950
Honolulu Community College ($5,190)Windward Community College ($5,200)Leeward Community College ($5,215)Kapiolani Community College ($5,220)Kauai Community College ($5,268)Top HI Schools
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Iowa
$7,577
$4,714
$5,619
$15,773
Marshalltown Community College ($4,416)Kirkwood Community College ($4,480)Iowa Western Community College ($4,635)Indian Hills Community College ($4,650)Southeastern Community College ($4,665)Top IA Schools
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Idaho
$6,056
$3,434
$7,597
$8,217
Brigham Young University-Idaho ($3,950)Eastern Idaho Technical College ($5,499)North Idaho College ($5,590)College of Western Idaho ($5,732)College of Southern Idaho ($6,150)Top ID Schools
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Illinois
$10,289
$7,963
$10,732
$15,823
Southeastern Illinois College ($4,650)Rend Lake College ($4,875)Shawnee Community College ($4,880)Highland Community College (Freeport) ($5,031)Lincoln Land Community College ($5,445)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
$9,787
$6,878
$9,519
$15,233
Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette ($5,009)Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast ($5,009)Ivy Tech Community College-Kokomo ($5,009)Ivy Tech Community College-Northcentral ($5,009)Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus ($5,009)Top IN Schools
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Kansas
$5,902
$3,479
$4,516
$15,044
Seward County Community College and Area Technical School ($2,115)Allen County Community College ($2,784)Dodge City Community College ($2,850)Coffeyville Community College ($2,864)Garden City Community College ($3,024)Top KS Schools
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Kentucky
$11,015
$4,996
$12,836
$16,412
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ($7,776)Ashland Community and Technical College ($8,040)Elizabethtown Community and Technical College ($8,040)Hazard Community and Technical College ($8,040)Hopkinsville Community College ($8,040)Top KY Schools
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Louisiana
$6,906
$3,434
$6,475
$13,737
Louisiana Technical College-Ascension Campus ($1,587)Central Louisiana Technical Community College ($2,472)Northwest Louisiana Technical College ($2,644)South Central Louisiana Technical College ($2,912)Southern University at Shreveport ($3,634)Top LA Schools
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Massachusetts
$13,612
$5,267
$9,951
$24,950
Quincy College ($4,846)Bunker Hill Community College ($5,856)Holyoke Community College ($6,310)Roxbury Community College ($6,614)Massachusetts Bay Community College ($6,648)Top MA Schools
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Maryland
$7,533
$6,222
$8,225
$18,048
Baltimore City Community College ($4,106)Hagerstown Community College ($5,244)Cecil College ($5,479)Carroll Community College ($5,995)Chesapeake College ($6,044)Top MD Schools
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Maine
$7,029
$4,199
$7,815
$12,482
Northern Maine Community College ($4,140)Kennebec Valley Community College ($4,695)York County Community College ($4,830)Central Maine Community College ($5,100)Eastern Maine Community College ($5,160)Top ME Schools
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Michigan
$7,669
$5,292
$7,087
$12,848
Wayne County Community College District ($3,412)Henry Ford Community College ($4,192)Washtenaw Community College ($4,320)West Shore Community College ($4,726)Glen Oaks Community College ($4,872)Top MI Schools
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Minnesota
$8,911
$6,975
$7,510
$16,367
North Hennepin Community College ($4,358)Alexandria Technical & Community College ($4,752)Anoka-Ramsey Community College ($5,004)Saint Paul College A Community & Technical College ($5,198)Inver Hills Community College ($5,272)Top MN Schools
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Missouri
$9,197
$5,734
$7,115
$13,818
Crowder College ($3,048)State Fair Community College ($4,020)Jefferson College ($4,080)Saint Louis Community College-Meramec ($4,215)Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley ($4,215)Top MO Schools
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Mississippi
$5,723
$3,837
$5,678
$16,669
Coahoma Community College ($2,740)Meridian Community College ($3,130)East Central Community College ($3,220)Mississippi Delta Community College ($3,294)Northeast Mississippi Community College ($3,426)Top MS Schools
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Montana
$6,410
$3,974
$8,845
n/a
Helena College University of Montana ($5,709)Highlands College of Montana Tech ($5,720)City College at Montana State University-Billings ($5,918)Great Falls College Montana State University ($6,320)Miles Community College ($6,405)Top MT Schools
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North Carolina
$7,949
$3,902
$9,562
$17,077
McDowell Technical Community College ($4,080)Randolph Community College ($4,120)Vance-Granville Community College ($4,136)Rockingham Community College ($4,148)Craven Community College ($4,151)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
$6,021
$4,273
$6,821
$10,764
Lake Region State College ($4,074)Dakota College at Bottineau ($4,923)Williston State College ($5,233)Bismarck State College ($5,860)North Dakota State College of Science ($7,644)Top ND Schools
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Nebraska
$7,575
$3,081
$4,438
$15,206
Western Nebraska Community College ($2,652)Southeast Community College Area ($2,992)Mid-Plains Community College ($3,180)Metropolitan Community College Area ($3,206)Central Community College ($3,360)Top NE Schools
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New Hampshire
$11,119
$7,009
$15,229
n/a
Lakes Region Community College ($10,722)Manchester Community College (Manchester - 03102) ($10,928)River Valley Community College ($10,935)Nashua Community College ($10,992)Great Bay Community College ($11,184)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
$7,889
$6,250
$7,839
$19,721
Camden County College ($4,440)Raritan Valley Community College ($4,456)Salem Community College ($4,794)Warren County Community College ($4,860)Ocean County College ($4,986)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
$3,846
$2,084
$4,620
$22,613
Luna Community College ($1,714)New Mexico Junior College ($1,800)Clovis Community College ($1,812)Mesalands Community College ($2,052)San Juan College ($2,304)Top NM Schools
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Nevada
$9,341
$2,700
$9,345
$15,978
College of Southern Nevada ($6,022)Great Basin College ($6,022)Truckee Meadows Community College ($6,022)Western Nevada College ($6,022)Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas ($13,447)Top NV Schools
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New York
$10,749
$5,476
$9,943
$16,233
SUNY Broome Community College ($3,168)Genesee Community College ($4,606)Dutchess Community College ($5,235)Schenectady County Community College ($5,589)Herkimer County Community College ($5,690)Top NY Schools
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Ohio
$10,611
$5,997
$11,177
$14,449
Stark State College ($4,778)Belmont College ($4,813)Clark State Community College ($4,815)Sinclair Community College ($5,015)Columbus State Community College ($5,243)Top OH Schools
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Oklahoma
$8,640
$4,657
$9,113
$14,882
Carl Albert State College ($4,606)Redlands Community College ($4,826)Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City ($4,942)Western Oklahoma State College ($5,128)Tulsa Community College ($5,215)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
$7,117
$5,280
$8,625
$13,361
Columbia Gorge Community College ($3,636)Rogue Community College ($4,185)Tillamook Bay Community College ($5,060)Klamath Community College ($5,091)Southwestern Oregon Community College ($5,355)Top OR Schools
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Pennsylvania
$14,470
$10,785
$14,187
$16,759
Northampton County Area Community College ($6,510)Lehigh Carbon Community College ($7,170)Pennsylvania Highlands Community College ($7,272)Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology ($7,430)Butler County Community College ($8,130)Top PA Schools
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Puerto Rico
$5,040
$3,717
$4,222
$6,645
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto De Guayama ($1,105)Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto De Ponce ($1,125)Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto De Manati ($1,125)University of Puerto Rico-Carolina ($4,542)Universidad Del Este ($5,580)Top PR Schools
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South Carolina
$9,442
$6,687
$10,638
$13,772
Denmark Technical College ($3,946)Piedmont Technical College ($5,060)Florence-Darlington Technical College ($5,110)Northeastern Technical College ($5,142)Clinton College ($5,320)Top SC Schools
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South Dakota
$7,824
$5,375
$5,375
$12,723
Southeast Technical Institute ($4,728)Lake Area Technical Institute ($4,930)Mitchell Technical Institute ($5,880)Western Dakota Technical Institute ($5,960)Kilian Community College ($10,890)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
$11,925
$5,313
$14,779
$14,180
William Moore College of Technology ($5,880)Motlow State Community College ($7,572)Columbia State Community College ($9,331)Volunteer State Community College ($9,333)Jackson State Community College ($9,336)Top TN Schools
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Texas
$7,133
$4,255
$6,425
$14,619
Midland College ($1,632)Alvin Community College ($2,760)Paris Junior College ($2,856)El Paso Community College ($2,874)Lee College ($2,898)Top TX Schools
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Utah
$12,866
$6,840
$14,426
$14,781
Latter-Day Saints Business College ($3,160)Salt Lake Community College ($7,240)Snow College ($7,327)Dixie State University ($8,624)Utah Valley University ($10,036)Top UT Schools
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Virginia
$10,007
$4,711
$10,146
$15,378
Southwest Virginia Community College ($5,647)Dabney S Lancaster Community College ($5,659)New River Community College ($5,660)Mountain Empire Community College ($5,671)Rappahannock Community College ($5,736)Top VA Schools
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Washington
$6,492
$4,077
$7,465
$15,903
Wenatchee Valley College ($3,908)Olympic College ($3,928)Centralia College ($4,065)Highline College ($4,200)Big Bend Community College ($4,350)Top WA Schools
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Wisconsin
$7,435
$4,945
$6,972
$15,032
Fox Valley Technical College ($4,250)Chippewa Valley Technical College ($4,611)Western Technical College (La Crosse) ($4,905)Blackhawk Technical College ($4,909)Lakeshore Technical College ($4,928)Top WI Schools
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West Virginia
$7,549
$4,021
$8,257
$12,787
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ($3,806)New River Community and Technical College ($4,274)Blue Ridge Community and Technical College ($4,812)Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College ($5,124)Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College ($6,030)Top WV Schools
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Wyoming
$5,541
$2,712
$6,737
$16,968
Western Wyoming Community College ($4,392)Eastern Wyoming College ($4,560)Northwest College ($4,741)Laramie County Community College ($4,824)Sheridan College ($4,884)Top WY Schools
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