Cheapest Community Colleges

Public two-year colleges ranked by in-state tuition and fees — many cost less per year than a single course elsewhere. This page lists all 925 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, Kansas$600$3k28%$37k18%97837 mi 2Tohono O'odham Community CollegeSells, Arizona$932$4k0%$39k34%99846 mi 3Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, California$1k$13k8%$35k39%2,65765 mi 4Taft CollegeTaft, California$1k$3k7%$39k28%3,55629 mi 5Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California$1k$4k6%$37k34%11,53443 mi 6Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California$1k$8k6%$40k43%3,15414 mi 7Yuba CollegeMarysville, California$1k$3k9%$40k40%4,77938 mi 8Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, California$1k$9k13%$37k45%3,66043 mi 9Compton CollegeCompton, California$1k$13k10%$34k27%3,14212 mi 10El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California$1k$6k11%$42k42%19,21013 mi 11Lassen Community CollegeSusanville, California$1k$13k14%$36k31%1,74176 mi 12San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California$1k$6k16%$45k35%16,0986 mi 13San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California$1k$3k12%$48k48%11,27114 mi 14San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California$1k$8k15%$39k30%10,4411 mi 15Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California$1k$1k5%$34k45%7,65297 mi 16Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California$1k$6k8%$43k34%17,12122 mi 17Cypress CollegeCypress, California$1k$5k10%$44k37%13,35420 mi 18Chabot CollegeHayward, California$1k$9k10%$48k47%11,39219 mi 19Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California$1k$3k15%$42k36%21,44013 mi 20Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California$1k$4k9%$51k48%17,68434 mi 21Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California$1k$2k8%$49k57%10,28631 mi 22Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California$1k$5k5%$43k26%8,05255 mi 23Napa Valley CollegeNapa, California$1k$15k11%$50k43%3,81335 mi 24MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California$1k$7k10%$44k41%10,27834 mi 25Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California$1k$2k12%$45k48%10,57926 mi 26College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California$1k$4k11%$49k45%15,83231 mi 27Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California$1k$5k15%$51k53%7,29926 mi 28Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California$1k$5k9%$44k36%8,06136 mi 29Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California$1k$3k7%$44k31%22,48529 mi 30Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California$1k$4k9%$44k48%21,46610 mi 31San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California$1k$2k8%$43k35%15,7813 mi 32Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California$1k$6k9%$43k36%18,13216 mi 33Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California$1k$11k9%$43k31%5,68716 mi 34Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California$1k$11k12%$42k40%5,62452 mi 35Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California$1k$8k11%$42k37%10,5098 mi 36San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California$1k$19k8%$40k28%12,2348 mi 37Shasta CollegeRedding, California$1k$3k15%$39k23%6,128148 mi 38College of the RedwoodsEureka, California$1k$7k12%$36k34%3,829205 mi 39Merced CollegeMerced, California$1k$5k7%$38k36%10,00156 mi 40Ohlone CollegeFremont, California$1k$11k12%$54k52%7,09913 mi 41Citrus CollegeGlendora, California$1k$4k9%$42k41%8,28621 mi 42East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California$1k$11k8%$42k37%27,7535 mi 43Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California$1k$13k9%$45k46%13,43621 mi 44Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California$1k$12k9%$43k32%12,60113 mi 45Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California$1k$10k8%$36k29%11,1984 mi 46Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California$1k$12k9%$35k35%9,9982 mi 47Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California$1k$13k8%$40k20%7,99921 mi 48West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California$1k$10k12%$39k28%7,2849 mi 49Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California$1k$13k9%$41k36%6,69419 mi 50Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, California$1k$6k13%$32k34%3,7069 mi 51Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California$1k$11k25%$48k34%9,8891 mi 52Laney CollegeOakland, California$1k$17k17%$37k31%6,8429 mi 53Merritt CollegeOakland, California$1k$14k15%$44k26%5,28814 mi 54College of AlamedaAlameda, California$1k$8k11%$43k33%4,4878 mi 55Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California$1k$9k19%$41k36%4,45610 mi 56Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California$1k$16k10%$44k38%8,00224 mi 57Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California$1k$2k8%$56k44%7,62010 mi 58Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California$1k$3k9%$42k30%15,10926 mi 59Columbia CollegeSonora, California$1k$11k7%$39k27%1,98449 mi 60American River CollegeSacramento, California$1k$8k11%$40k37%25,6219 mi 61Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California$1k$7k11%$42k33%17,6573 mi 62Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California$1k$6k10%$42k40%14,02310 mi 63Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California$1k$6k13%$43k44%9,41421 mi 64Palo Verde CollegeBlythe, California$1k$19k10%$36k31%3,381149 mi 65Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California$1k$8k10%$51k49%15,35823 mi 66Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California$1k$7k7%$42k41%7,32031 mi 67Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California$1k$9k10%$41k28%5,20314 mi 68Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California$1k$6k10%$47k37%15,08050 mi 69College of the DesertPalm Desert, California$1k$16k5%$39k31%10,20759 mi 70Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California$1k$5k11%$40k37%12,16311 mi 71College of San MateoSan Mateo, California$1k$5369%$54k61%7,97717 mi 72Canada CollegeRedwood City, California$1k$3212%$50k47%5,17522 mi 73Fresno City CollegeFresno, California$1k$8k6%$37k24%21,2512 mi 74Reedley CollegeReedley, California$1k$7k5%$38k42%5,50420 mi 75Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California$1k$13k7%$40k36%18,61411 mi 76Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California$1k$7k8%$32k41%7,17713 mi 77Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California$1k$12k10%$46k48%7,18086 mi 78Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California$1k$6k8%$42k38%17,71230 mi 79Butte CollegeOroville, California$1k$6k9%$42k45%8,89074 mi 80Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California$1k$6k7%$46k45%26,14023 mi 81Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California$1k$2k9%$41k31%18,87014 mi 82Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California$1k$16k14%$44k34%7,39329 mi 83Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California$1k$12k8%$53k41%7,6887 mi 84San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California$1k$17k12%$46k34%7,1053 mi 85Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California$1k$5k8%—45%7,95611 mi 86Madera Community CollegeMadera, California$1k$4k3%—35%4,80817 mi 87Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California$1k$5k11%$43k49%9,03426 mi 88Lemoore CollegeLemoore, California$1k$11k3%$40k49%3,37331 mi 89Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, California$1k$18k13%$35k25%3,17177 mi 90Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California$1k$10k12%$38k43%2,52252 mi 91Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California$1k$14k4%$45k25%15,68412 mi 92Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree, California$1k$9k10%$33k20%1,32367 mi 93Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California$1k$7k12%$47k48%16,09133 mi 94College of the SequoiasVisalia, California$1k$4805%$39k39%11,56239 mi 95Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California$1k$2k6%$44k40%9,45347 mi 96Dine CollegeTsaile, Arizona$1k$6k18%$29k13%1,375166 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.