2021 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 | 313 | - | 77% | 7 | $4,426 | 12 to 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH | $8,295 | $30,279 | 687 | 2 | 53% | 27 | $5,118 | 15 to 1 |
| 3 | Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL | $13,200 | $25,560 | 2,822 | 150 | 33% | 79 | $4,274 | 13 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville, PA | $11,626 | $21,566 | 225 | - | 25% | 12 | $8,014 | 7 to 1 |
| 5 | Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento, CA | $7,500 | $21,000 | 281 | - | 82% | 9 | $4,711 | 20 to 1 |
| 6 | Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA | $12,630 | $18,390 | 2,254 | 165 | 28% | 68 | $4,612 | 17 to 1 |
| 7 | University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 1,523 | 423 | 20% | 5 | $3,345 | 14 to 1 |
| 8 | University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Allendale, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 927 | 49 | 25% | 2 | $4,118 | 16 to 1 |
| 9 | University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 1,110 | 57 | 31% | 2 | $4,456 | 15 to 1 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina-Union Union, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 1,093 | - | 26% | 2 | $3,064 | 18 to 1 |
| Average | $4,628 | $8,325 | 5,614,242 | 775,216 | 34% | - | $4,240 | 18 to 1 |