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The real 2-year cost of Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Lurleen B Wallace Community College went from $2,700 to $4,980, an average of 1.8% a year.

Read with care: this school's history shows a sharp one-year increase, so a smooth projection may not hold.

2008–2025: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$2,700––
2009$2,700––
2010$3,270––
2011$3,900––
2012$3,960––
2013$4,170––
2014$4,230––
2015$4,320––
2016$4,380––
2017$4,440––
2018$4,740––
2019$4,800––
2020$4,860––
2021$4,860––
2022$4,920––
2023$4,980$4,980–
2024–$5,071$4,750–$5,393
2025–$5,164$4,530–$5,840

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$5,258
Year 2$5,355
2-year total$10,613

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
$6,553
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.

Latest (2023)
$5,550/ yr
rising 3.1% / yr
Projected 2-year add-on
$12,354

Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200/yr (national median, not included).

Housing here is rising faster than tuition.

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