Most Affordable Colleges

These are the most affordable colleges, ranked by average net price (most affordable first). The ranking includes 100 institutions, with Moorpark College leading at $0 (net grant surplus of $2,296).

Rank Institution State Amount
1 Moorpark College CA $0 (net grant surplus of $2,296)
2 Oxnard College CA $0 (net grant surplus of $1,128)
3 Ventura College CA $0 (net grant surplus of $982)
4 Atlanta Technical College GA $0 (net grant surplus of $914)
5 Coahoma Community College MS $0 (net grant surplus of $274)
6 Wilkes Community College NC $0 (net grant surplus of $264)
7 Coastal Pines Technical College GA $0 (net grant surplus of $126)
8 Canada College CA $32
9 College of the Sequoias CA $480
10 College of San Mateo CA $536
11 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College GA $614
12 Henry Ford College MI $660
13 North Florida College FL $804
14 Southern Regional Technical College GA $813
15 Cleveland Community College NC $995
16 Imperial Valley College CA $1,115
17 Chipola College FL $1,133
18 South Georgia Technical College GA $1,164
19 George C Wallace Community College-Dothan AL $1,170
20 Texas A&M University-Central Texas TX $1,300
21 College of the Mainland TX $1,342
22 Trident Technical College SC $1,406
23 Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y Television PR $1,460
24 St Petersburg College FL $1,471
25 West Shore Community College MI $1,527
26 Macomb Community College MI $1,618
27 Lamar State College-Orange TX $1,655
28 Durham Technical Community College NC $1,664
29 Joliet Junior College IL $1,672
30 Skyline College CA $1,738
31 South Texas College TX $1,751
32 Johnston Community College NC $1,776
33 West Virginia University at Parkersburg WV $1,807
34 Manatee Technical College FL $1,808
35 James Sprunt Community College NC $1,863
36 Oglala Lakota College SD $1,895
37 Victor Valley College CA $1,947
38 Florence-Darlington Technical College SC $2,004
39 Hartnell College CA $2,039
40 Rockingham Community College NC $2,060
41 Irvine Valley College CA $2,090
42 Santiago Canyon College CA $2,129
43 Illinois Valley Community College IL $2,232
44 Wayne Community College NC $2,245
45 College of the Albemarle NC $2,253
46 Lake Land College IL $2,254
47 Schoolcraft Community College District MI $2,260
48 Middlesex College NJ $2,288
49 Bridgerland Technical College UT $2,338
50 Spartanburg Community College SC $2,405
51 Cerritos College CA $2,424
52 West Georgia Technical College GA $2,457
53 Southwest Mississippi Community College MS $2,525
54 Yuba College CA $2,576
55 Middlesex Community College MA $2,624
56 Central Technology Center OK $2,674
57 Carroll Community College MD $2,725
58 Northeast Alabama Community College AL $2,756
59 Santa Monica College CA $2,779
60 Northern Marianas College MP $2,789
61 Lurleen B Wallace Community College AL $2,792
62 Erwin Technical College FL $2,796
63 Modesto Junior College CA $2,818
64 Taft College CA $2,823
65 Moraine Valley Community College IL $2,829
66 Northwest Shoals Community College AL $2,838
67 Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College FL $2,839
68 Talmudical Seminary of Bobov NY $2,840
69 Lamar State College-Port Arthur TX $2,846
70 Shasta College CA $2,878
71 Robeson Community College NC $2,892
72 Hazard Community and Technical College KY $2,955
73 Kalamazoo Valley Community College MI $2,979
74 CUNY Hunter College NY $2,984
75 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY $3,033
76 Victoria College TX $3,043
77 Wilson Community College NC $3,064
78 Bay Mills Community College MI $3,073
79 Texas Southmost College TX $3,085
80 CUNY Brooklyn College NY $3,103
81 Sampson Community College NC $3,108
82 Santa Ana College CA $3,133
83 Haskell Indian Nations University KS $3,134
84 Northwest Indian College WA $3,136
85 CUNY Lehman College NY $3,148
86 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY $3,203
87 El Paso Community College TX $3,206
88 Dallas College TX $3,214
89 Ogden-Weber Technical College UT $3,229
90 Clovis Community College NM $3,230
91 South Suburban College IL $3,242
92 Washtenaw Community College MI $3,249
93 Snead State Community College AL $3,249
94 Vance-Granville Community College NC $3,286
95 Craven Community College NC $3,289
96 Alpena Community College MI $3,320
97 San Diego Miramar College CA $3,337
98 Nash Community College NC $3,338
99 Central Piedmont Community College NC $3,345
100 Lewis and Clark Community College IL $3,349

Methodology

Institutions ranked by most affordable. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.