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The real 2-year cost of Merritt College in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Merritt College went from $564 to $1,167, an average of 0.2% 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 | $564 | – | – |
| 2009 | $796 | – | – |
| 2010 | $766 | – | – |
| 2011 | $1,046 | – | – |
| 2012 | $1,144 | – | – |
| 2013 | $1,144 | – | – |
| 2014 | $1,144 | – | – |
| 2015 | $1,156 | – | – |
| 2016 | $1,232 | – | – |
| 2017 | $1,230 | – | – |
| 2018 | $1,254 | – | – |
| 2019 | $1,257 | – | – |
| 2020 | $1,167 | – | – |
| 2021 | $1,167 | – | – |
| 2022 | $1,167 | – | – |
| 2023 | $1,167 | $1,167 | – |
| 2024 | – | $1,170 | $1,012–$1,327 |
| 2025 | – | $1,172 | $877–$1,510 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $1,175 |
| Year 2 | $1,177 |
| 2-year total | $2,352 |
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
- $1,240
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 2-year cost at Merritt College2-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to Merritt College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Las Positas College$1,168
- Santiago Canyon College$1,164
- College of the Canyons$1,176
- Irvine Valley College$1,156
- Napa Valley College$1,156
- Sierra College$1,156
- Coastline Community College$1,180
- Pasadena City College$1,180
Use this data
Published figures for Merritt College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.