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The real 2-year cost of City College of San Francisco
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