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The real 2-year cost of Community College of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Community College of Philadelphia went from $7,380 to $8,688, an average of -0.8% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2025: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $7,380 | – | – |
| 2009 | $7,800 | – | – |
| 2010 | $8,160 | – | – |
| 2011 | $8,760 | – | – |
| 2012 | $9,120 | – | – |
| 2013 | $9,360 | – | – |
| 2014 | $9,360 | – | – |
| 2015 | $9,360 | – | – |
| 2016 | $9,360 | – | – |
| 2017 | $10,284 | – | – |
| 2018 | $10,284 | – | – |
| 2019 | $9,264 | – | – |
| 2020 | $8,592 | – | – |
| 2021 | $8,688 | – | – |
| 2022 | $8,688 | – | – |
| 2023 | $8,688 | $8,688 | – |
| 2024 | – | $8,616 | $8,191–$9,042 |
| 2025 | – | $8,545 | $7,723–$9,409 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $8,475 |
| Year 2 | $8,405 |
| 2-year total | $16,880 |
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
- $9,466
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 2-year cost at Community College of Philadelphia2-year schools with similar prices in Pennsylvania
Closest to Community College of Philadelphia by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Butler County Community College$8,700
- Community College of Allegheny County$8,803
- Harrisburg Area Community College$8,918
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology$9,050
- Bucks County Community College$9,184
- Lehigh Carbon Community College$9,210
- Pennsylvania Highlands Community College$9,360
- Commonwealth Technical Institute$7,714
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Published figures for Community College of Philadelphia from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.