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The real 2-year cost of Sierra College in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Sierra College went from $520 to $1,156, 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 | $520 | – | – |
| 2009 | $668 | – | – |
| 2010 | $668 | – | – |
| 2011 | $908 | – | – |
| 2012 | $1,150 | – | – |
| 2013 | $1,150 | – | – |
| 2014 | $1,150 | – | – |
| 2015 | $1,142 | – | – |
| 2016 | $1,142 | – | – |
| 2017 | $1,142 | – | – |
| 2018 | $1,144 | – | – |
| 2019 | $1,144 | – | – |
| 2020 | $1,156 | – | – |
| 2021 | $1,156 | – | – |
| 2022 | $1,156 | – | – |
| 2023 | $1,156 | $1,156 | – |
| 2024 | – | $1,157 | $1,015–$1,298 |
| 2025 | – | $1,157 | $891–$1,458 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $1,158 |
| Year 2 | $1,159 |
| 2-year total | $2,317 |
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
- $1,210
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $8,000/ yr
- rising 1.2% / yr
- Projected 2-year add-on
- $16,670
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 2-year cost at Sierra College2-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to Sierra College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Irvine Valley College$1,156
- Napa Valley College$1,156
- Fullerton College$1,151
- Chabot College$1,150
- San Diego City College$1,150
- San Diego Miramar College$1,150
- Berkeley City College$1,148
- College of Alameda$1,148
Use this data
Published figures for Sierra College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.