The average 2025-26 tuition-and-fees sticker price for public two-year colleges is $4,150, which is an increase of 2.7% for full-time students compared to last fall, according to an annual report on college pricing and student aid trends from the College Board.
The published tuition and fees for full-time, in-district students this fall at community colleges range from $1,440 in California and $2,250 in New Mexico (which have historically had the lowest sticker prices), to $8,900 in Vermont, which has historically had the highest. Published prices didn’t increase or increased by less than 1% for public two-year colleges in nine states.
When grant aid is applied for community college students, the cost is typically much less. In fact, first-time, full-time community college students have been receiving enough grant aid to cover their tuition and fees since 2009-10, the report noted.
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