Average Community College Tuition Cost
- For public community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,816 per year for in-state students and $8,581 for out-of-state students (2020).
- For private colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,511 per year.
Average Community College Tuition Cost (2020)
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StateAverage TuitionPublic CollegesIn-State Out-StatePrivate CollegesMost Affordable Colleges
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Alabama
$7,328
$5,427
$8,152
$12,889
Most Affordable Colleges:
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)Central Alabama Community College ($5,033)Top AL Schools
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Arkansas
$4,628
$3,014
$4,803
$12,899
Most Affordable Colleges:
Rich Mountain Community College ($2,527)Arkansas Northeastern College ($2,934)East Arkansas Community College ($3,135)Arkansas State University Mid-South ($3,168)Arkansas State University-Newport ($3,204)Top AR Schools
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Arizona
$6,594
$1,830
$7,111
$15,559
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$6,042
$1,636
$6,797
$19,157
Most Affordable Colleges:
San Bernardino Valley College ($2,829)West Valley College ($3,082)Santa Ana College ($3,230)Barstow Community College ($3,252)Coastline Community College ($3,284)Top CA Schools
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Colorado
$9,675
$3,657
$10,359
$15,389
Most Affordable Colleges:
Northeastern Junior College ($4,143)Lamar Community College ($4,539)Otero Junior College ($5,511)Trinidad State Junior College ($5,649)Colorado Northwestern Community College ($6,494)Top CO Schools
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Connecticut
$11,491
$5,238
$15,449
$18,380
Most Affordable Colleges:
Bais Binyomin Academy ($6,300)Housatonic Community College ($7,552)Norwalk Community College ($7,712)Middlesex Community College (Middletown) ($7,712)Northwestern Connecticut Community College ($7,712)Top CT Schools
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Florida
$11,327
$6,464
$11,973
$15,054
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$6,941
$3,413
$7,181
$14,834
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$7,135
$4,714
$5,619
$15,502
Most Affordable Colleges:
Northeast Iowa Community College: Calmar & Peosta ($3,060)Marshalltown Community College ($4,416)Kirkwood Community College ($4,480)Iowa Western Community College ($4,635)Indian Hills Community College ($4,650)Top IA Schools
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Idaho
$6,238
$3,469
$8,017
$8,217
Most Affordable Colleges:
Brigham Young University-Idaho ($3,950)College of Eastern Idaho ($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
$10,054
$7,978
$10,454
$15,527
Most Affordable Colleges:
Southeastern Illinois College ($4,650)Shawnee Community College ($4,880)Highland Community College (Freeport) ($5,031)Rend Lake College ($5,625)Carl Sandburg College ($6,350)Top IL Schools
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Indiana
$9,652
$6,878
$9,519
$15,017
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$5,702
$3,503
$4,523
$14,710
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$10,564
$4,996
$12,836
$15,961
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$6,517
$3,474
$6,533
$12,875
Most Affordable Colleges:
Louisiana Technical College-Ascension Campus ($1,587)Central Louisiana Technical Community College ($2,472)Northwest Louisiana Technical College-Mansfield Campus ($2,644)Northwest Louisiana Technical College-Shreveport Campus ($2,644)Northwest Louisiana Technical College - Minden Campus ($2,644)Top LA Schools
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Massachusetts
$13,322
$4,424
$9,401
$26,142
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$8,402
$7,453
$9,350
n/a
Most Affordable Colleges:
Baltimore City Community College ($4,106)Cecil College ($5,479)Hagerstown Community College ($5,880)Carroll Community College ($5,995)Chesapeake College ($6,044)Top MD Schools
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Maine
$6,968
$4,123
$7,746
$12,482
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$7,066
$5,223
$7,110
$11,115
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$8,753
$6,980
$7,515
$16,383
Most Affordable Colleges:
North Hennepin Community College ($4,358)Alexandria Technical & Community College ($4,963)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
$8,926
$5,754
$7,141
$13,433
Most Affordable Colleges:
Crowder College ($3,048)State Fair Community College ($4,020)Jefferson College ($4,080)Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley ($4,215)Saint Louis Community College-Meramec ($4,215)Top MO Schools
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Mississippi
$5,305
$3,781
$5,574
$15,980
Most Affordable Colleges:
Mississippi Delta Community College ($1,932)Coahoma Community College ($2,740)Meridian Community College ($3,130)East Central Community College ($3,220)Northeast Mississippi Community College ($3,426)Top MS Schools
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Montana
$6,410
$3,974
$8,845
n/a
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$7,536
$3,911
$9,514
$16,515
Most Affordable Colleges:
Sampson Community College ($2,791)McDowell Technical Community College ($4,080)Randolph Community College ($4,120)Vance-Granville Community College ($4,136)Rockingham Community College ($4,148)Top NC Schools
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North Dakota
$6,093
$4,337
$6,916
$10,764
Most Affordable Colleges:
Lake Region State College ($4,074)Williston State College ($5,246)Bismarck State College ($5,860)Dakota College at Bottineau ($5,899)North Dakota State College of Science ($7,644)Top ND Schools
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Nebraska
$6,749
$3,081
$4,438
$15,120
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$11,024
$6,952
$15,095
n/a
Most Affordable Colleges:
Lakes Region Community College ($10,722)Manchester Community College (Manchester - 03102) ($10,928)River Valley Community College ($10,935)NHTI-Concord's Community College ($10,980)Nashua Community College ($10,992)Top NH Schools
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New Jersey
$7,751
$6,125
$7,667
$19,721
Most Affordable Colleges:
Rowan College at Burlington County ($2,220)Camden County College ($4,440)Raritan Valley Community College ($4,456)Salem Community College ($4,794)Warren County Community College ($4,860)Top NJ Schools
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New Mexico
$3,846
$2,084
$4,620
$22,613
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$8,549
$2,700
$9,345
$15,288
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$10,609
$5,512
$10,202
$16,236
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$10,229
$5,885
$11,160
$13,841
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$8,012
$4,558
$8,857
$13,977
Most Affordable Colleges:
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ($4,027)Carl Albert State College ($4,606)Redlands Community College ($4,826)Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City ($4,942)Western Oklahoma State College ($5,128)Top OK Schools
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Oregon
$7,027
$5,223
$8,497
$13,361
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$14,212
$10,533
$14,058
$16,683
Most Affordable Colleges:
Northampton County Area Community College ($6,510)Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology ($7,430)Lehigh Carbon Community College ($7,710)Butler County Community College ($8,130)Westmoreland County Community College ($8,460)Top PA Schools
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Puerto Rico
$5,141
$2,861
$3,583
$6,555
Most Affordable Colleges:
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto De Guayama ($1,105)Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto De Manati ($1,125)Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto De Ponce ($1,125)Colegio Universitario de San Juan ($2,370)University of Puerto Rico-Utuado ($3,030)Top PR Schools
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South Carolina
$8,877
$6,284
$10,399
$12,551
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$7,545
$5,375
$5,375
$13,334
Most Affordable Colleges:
Southeast Technical Institute ($4,728)Lake Area Technical Institute ($4,930)Western Dakota Technical Institute ($5,960)Mitchell Technical Institute ($6,944)National American University-Rapid City ($13,287)Top SD Schools
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Tennessee
$11,562
$4,573
$14,803
$13,844
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$6,509
$4,026
$6,207
$13,730
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$9,196
$4,550
$9,760
$14,297
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$6,057
$4,032
$7,264
$14,830
Most Affordable Colleges:
Lake Washington Institute of Technology ($2,554)Wenatchee Valley College ($3,908)Olympic College ($3,928)Centralia College ($4,065)Highline College ($4,200)Top WA Schools
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Wisconsin
$6,918
$4,945
$6,972
$13,826
Most Affordable Colleges:
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
$7,143
$4,026
$8,257
$12,353
Most Affordable Colleges:
New River Community and Technical College ($2,796)Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ($3,806)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
$5,591
$2,757
$6,799
$16,968
Most Affordable Colleges:
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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