Expensive Community Colleges Rankings
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 ($31,689) based on academic year 2021-2022 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
| 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 | 250 | - | 88% | 8 | $5,077 | 10 to 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH | $8,606 | $31,689 | 490 | 10 | 46% | 29 | $6,092 | 14 to 1 |
| 3 | Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL | $13,200 | $25,560 | 2,231 | 179 | 34% | 84 | $3,251 | 13 to 1 |
| 4 | Charles A Jones Career and Education Center Sacramento, CA | $22,260 | $22,260 | 163 | - | 52% | 7 | $4,642 | 12 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville, PA | $11,792 | $21,882 | 33 | - | 23% | 3 | $10,553 | 3 to 1 |
| 6 | Richland Community College Decatur, IL | $9,090 | $19,260 | 2,252 | 441 | 38% | 106 | $3,744 | 13 to 1 |
| 7 | Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA | $12,810 | $18,660 | 1,735 | 491 | 26% | 64 | $4,525 | 17 to 1 |
| 8 | University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 1,809 | 230 | 22% | 4 | $3,426 | 16 to 1 |
| 9 | University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Allendale, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 833 | 205 | 20% | 1 | $4,389 | 15 to 1 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 1,419 | 267 | 30% | 1 | $3,441 | 15 to 1 |
| Average | $4,726 | $8,387 | 4,977,305 | 1,971,807 | 35% | - | $4,504 | 17 to 1 |