2022 Expensive Community Colleges Rankings
Overview
The tuition & fees are the costs for attending class at a college and it varies by academic programs. The tuition & fees may be charged per semester, per course, or per credit hour.
In general, tuition & fees at community colleges is cheaper than 4 years colleges and they offer in-state tuition rate for state residents. The out-of-state tuition is charted by colleges to students who do not meet the school or state's residency requirement. Some community colleges also offer in-district rate of tuition and it is relatively cheaper than in-state rate as well as out-of-state rate.
For all community colleges, Western Suffolk BOCES has the most expensive tuition & fees ($43,050) and Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute has the second highest tuition & fees ($30,279) based on academic year 2019-2020 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Expensive Community Colleges having expensive tuition & fees (based on out-of-state rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 0 students have enrolled in.
Expensive Community Colleges Comparison Table
| Rank | College Name | In-State Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population | Online Student Population | Graduation Rate | Number of Programs Offered | Financial Aid Amount | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Suffolk BOCES Northport, NY | $43,050 | $43,050 | 308 | - | 83% | 7 | $6,290 | 10 to 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH | $8,295 | $30,279 | 547 | 145 | 42% | 27 | $6,291 | 15 to 1 |
| 3 | Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL | $13,200 | $25,560 | 2,245 | 523 | 33% | 79 | $3,852 | 12 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville, PA | $11,626 | $21,566 | 33 | - | 31% | 12 | $10,496 | 2 to 1 |
| 5 | Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento, CA | $7,500 | $21,000 | 117 | - | 78% | 9 | $3,802 | 11 to 1 |
| 6 | Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA | $12,630 | $18,390 | 1,713 | 526 | 20% | 68 | $4,104 | 15 to 1 |
| 7 | University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 1,810 | 1,253 | 22% | 5 | $3,962 | 16 to 1 |
| 8 | University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Allendale, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 878 | 115 | 27% | 2 | $4,155 | 14 to 1 |
| 9 | University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 1,387 | 894 | 30% | 2 | $3,888 | 15 to 1 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina-Union Union, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 1,071 | 454 | 28% | 2 | $3,081 | 15 to 1 |
| Average | $4,628 | $8,325 | 5,168,965 | 2,475,757 | 35% | - | $4,459 | 17 to 1 |