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The real 2-year cost of Gavilan College in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Gavilan College went from $662 to $1,506, an average of 2.1% 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 | $662 | – | – |
| 2009 | $677 | – | – |
| 2010 | $708 | – | – |
| 2011 | $978 | – | – |
| 2012 | $1,242 | – | – |
| 2013 | $1,246 | – | – |
| 2014 | $1,246 | – | – |
| 2015 | $1,246 | – | – |
| 2016 | $1,166 | – | – |
| 2017 | $1,166 | – | – |
| 2018 | $1,166 | – | – |
| 2019 | $1,166 | – | – |
| 2020 | $1,166 | – | – |
| 2021 | $1,166 | – | – |
| 2022 | $1,166 | – | – |
| 2023 | $1,506 | $1,506 | – |
| 2024 | – | $1,538 | $1,344–$1,732 |
| 2025 | – | $1,571 | $1,199–$1,993 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $1,604 |
| Year 2 | $1,638 |
| 2-year total | $3,243 |
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
- $1,688
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 2-year cost at Gavilan College2-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to Gavilan College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- College of Marin$1,494
- West Valley College$1,490
- Columbia College$1,547
- Long Beach City College$1,556
- De Anza College$1,562
- College of the Siskiyous$1,444
- Mission College$1,438
- Saddleback College$1,432
Use this data
Published figures for Gavilan College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.