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The real 2-year cost of Contra Costa College in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Contra Costa College went from $570 to $1,312, an average of 0.1% 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 | $570 | – | – |
| 2009 | $738 | – | – |
| 2010 | $738 | – | – |
| 2011 | $1,018 | – | – |
| 2012 | $1,298 | – | – |
| 2013 | $1,298 | – | – |
| 2014 | $1,298 | – | – |
| 2015 | $1,298 | – | – |
| 2016 | $1,308 | – | – |
| 2017 | $1,312 | – | – |
| 2018 | $1,312 | – | – |
| 2019 | $1,312 | – | – |
| 2020 | $1,312 | – | – |
| 2021 | $1,312 | – | – |
| 2022 | $1,312 | – | – |
| 2023 | $1,312 | $1,312 | – |
| 2024 | – | $1,314 | $1,146–$1,481 |
| 2025 | – | $1,315 | $1,001–$1,672 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $1,317 |
| Year 2 | $1,318 |
| 2-year total | $2,635 |
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
- $1,342
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 2-year cost at Contra Costa College2-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to Contra Costa College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Diablo Valley College$1,312
- Los Medanos College$1,312
- Santa Rosa Junior College$1,318
- College of the Desert$1,326
- Canada College$1,332
- College of San Mateo$1,332
- Grossmont College$1,332
- Clovis Community College$1,334
Use this data
Published figures for Contra Costa College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.