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 ($44,560) and Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute has the second highest tuition & fees ($34,816) based on academic year 2023-2024 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 | $44,560 | $44,560 | 274 | - | 83% | 8 | $4,671 | 11 to 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH | $9,310 | $34,816 | 462 | 11 | 41% | 27 | $6,953 | 14 to 1 |
| 3 | Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL | $13,320 | $25,680 | 2,404 | 230 | 38% | 85 | $5,877 | 13 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville, PA | $11,918 | $22,210 | 28 | - | 13% | 1 | $11,513 | 3 to 1 |
| 5 | Rock Valley College Rockford, IL | $10,274 | $21,344 | 5,480 | 1,005 | 40% | 68 | $2,622 | 18 to 1 |
| 6 | Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street, PA | $20,912 | $20,912 | 250 | - | 75% | 31 | $7,364 | 24 to 1 |
| 7 | Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA | $13,860 | $20,070 | 1,673 | 703 | 21% | 59 | $3,448 | 17 to 1 |
| 8 | Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC | $5,806 | $19,630 | 2,109 | 660 | 54% | 81 | $3,644 | 11 to 1 |
| 9 | Roane State Community College Harriman, TN | $4,762 | $18,622 | 4,822 | 968 | 32% | 42 | $4,412 | 19 to 1 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster, SC | $7,558 | $18,238 | 2,328 | 551 | 29% | 4 | $3,189 | 20 to 1 |
| Average | $4,940 | $8,609 | 4,671,947 | 1,368,201 | 38% | - | $4,740 | 17 to 1 |