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The real 2-year cost of Santa Barbara City College in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Santa Barbara City College went from $630 to $1,234, an average of -1.9% 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 | $630 | – | – |
| 2009 | $814 | – | – |
| 2010 | $814 | – | – |
| 2011 | $1,094 | – | – |
| 2012 | $1,374 | – | – |
| 2013 | $1,466 | – | – |
| 2014 | $1,466 | – | – |
| 2015 | $1,466 | – | – |
| 2016 | $1,466 | – | – |
| 2017 | $1,466 | – | – |
| 2018 | $1,466 | – | – |
| 2019 | $1,466 | – | – |
| 2020 | $1,466 | – | – |
| 2021 | $1,232 | – | – |
| 2022 | $1,234 | – | – |
| 2023 | $1,234 | $1,234 | – |
| 2024 | – | $1,211 | $1,049–$1,372 |
| 2025 | – | $1,188 | $892–$1,525 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $1,165 |
| Year 2 | $1,143 |
| 2-year total | $2,308 |
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
- $1,276
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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Published figures for Santa Barbara City College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.