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The real 2-year cost of City College of San Francisco in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at City College of San Francisco went from $584 to $1,696, an average of 3.1% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2025: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $584 | – | – |
| 2009 | $738 | – | – |
| 2010 | $734 | – | – |
| 2011 | $1,002 | – | – |
| 2012 | $1,238 | – | – |
| 2013 | $1,274 | – | – |
| 2014 | $1,290 | – | – |
| 2015 | $1,290 | – | – |
| 2016 | $1,598 | – | – |
| 2017 | $1,598 | – | – |
| 2018 | $1,696 | – | – |
| 2019 | $1,144 | – | – |
| 2020 | $1,165 | – | – |
| 2021 | $1,168 | – | – |
| 2022 | $1,696 | – | – |
| 2023 | $1,696 | $1,696 | – |
| 2024 | – | $1,748 | $1,436–$2,061 |
| 2025 | – | $1,802 | $1,215–$2,504 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $3,716 |
| Year 2 | $3,831 |
| 2-year total | $7,547 |
Two aid scenarios
2-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $0
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $5,660
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 2-year cost at City College of San Francisco2-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to City College of San Francisco by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- De Anza College$1,562
- Long Beach City College$1,556
- Columbia College$1,547
- Gavilan College$1,506
- College of Marin$1,494
- West Valley College$1,490
- College of the Siskiyous$1,444
- Mission College$1,438
Use this data
Published figures for City College of San Francisco from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.