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The real 2-year cost of Palomar College in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Palomar College went from $605 to $1,354, 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 | $605 | – | – |
| 2009 | $826 | – | – |
| 2010 | $826 | – | – |
| 2011 | $1,052 | – | – |
| 2012 | $1,328 | – | – |
| 2013 | $1,328 | – | – |
| 2014 | $1,336 | – | – |
| 2015 | $1,338 | – | – |
| 2016 | $1,338 | – | – |
| 2017 | $1,338 | – | – |
| 2018 | $1,338 | – | – |
| 2019 | $1,338 | – | – |
| 2020 | $1,344 | – | – |
| 2021 | $1,344 | – | – |
| 2022 | $1,348 | – | – |
| 2023 | $1,354 | $1,354 | – |
| 2024 | – | $1,356 | $1,192–$1,520 |
| 2025 | – | $1,358 | $1,049–$1,707 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $1,360 |
| Year 2 | $1,362 |
| 2-year total | $2,722 |
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
- $1,427
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 2-year cost at Palomar College2-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to Palomar College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Cerritos College$1,364
- Mt San Antonio College$1,364
- Southwestern College$1,344
- Evergreen Valley College$1,366
- San Jose City College$1,366
- Cuesta College$1,340
- Cuyamaca College$1,340
- Butte College$1,336
Use this data
Published figures for Palomar College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.