2023 - 2024 Cost of Attendance
The following Cost of Attendance is the estimated cost of attending Orange Coast College for an academic year. There are direct costs such as tuition fees and indirect costs such as books & supplies, transportation, and personal expenses. This is not a bill. This is a general estimate of expenses for students attending a community college in California.
9-Month Budget – Full-Time Enrollment
- Based upon an average of 14 units per semester
- Non-Resident Tuition: $381 per unit
- Resident Tuition: $46 per unit
Budget Items |
At Home |
On-Campus |
On-Campus w/ Dependents |
Off-Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Enrollment Fee | $1,288 | $1,288 | $1288 | $1,288 |
| Non-Resident Tuition | $11,536 | $11,536 | $11,536 | $11,536 |
| Student Health Fee | $52 | $52 | $52 | $52 |
| Food & Housing | $11,743 | $19,159 | 25,459 | $23,659 |
|
Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment |
$1,465 | $1,465 | $1,465 | $1,465 |
| Transportation | $1,764 | $1,175 | $1,175 | $1,764 |
| Miscellaneous Personal Expenses | $3,609 | $4,428 | $4,428 | $4,428 |
| Total Resident | $19,921 | $27,567 | $33,867 | $32,656 |
| Total Non-Resident | $30,169 | $37,815 | $44,115 | $42,904 |
9-Month Budget - Less than 1/2 Time
- The budget below is based on 4 units, the actual budget is adjusted per unit.
- Non-resident Tuition - $381/unit
- Resident Tuition - $46 per unit
Budget Items |
At Home |
On Campus |
On-Campus w/ Dependents |
Off-Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Enrollment Fee | $368 | $368 | $368 | $368 |
| Non-Resident Tuition | $3,296 | $3,296 | $3,296 | $3,296 |
| Student Health Fee | $52 | $52 | $52 | $52 |
|
Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment |
$418 | $418 | $418 | $418 |
| Transportation | $1,764 | $1,175 | $1,175 | $1,764 |
| Total Resident | $2,602 | $2,013 | $2,013 | $2,602 |
| Total Non-Resident | $5,530 | $4,941 | $4,941 | $5,530 |
Summer Budget – Half-Time Enrollment
- Based upon an average of 7 units per semester
- Non-Resident Tuition: $381 per unit
- Resident Tuition: $46 per unit
Budget Items |
At Home |
On-Campus |
On-campus w/ Dependents |
Off-Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Enrollment Fee | $322 | $322 | $322 | $322 |
| Non-Resident Tuition | $2,884 | $2,884 | $2,884 | $2,884 |
| Student Health Fee | $18 | $18 | $18 | $18 |
| Food & Housing | $5,872 | $9,580 | $12,730 | $11,830 |
|
Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment |
$733 | $733 | $733 | $733 |
| Transportation | $882 | $588 | $588 | $882 |
| Miscellaneous Personal Expenses | $1,805 | $2,214 | $2,214 | $2,214 |
| Total Resident | $9,631 | $13,454 | $16,605 | $15,998 |
| Total Non-Resident | $12,193 | $16,016 | $19,167 | $18,560 |
Summer Budget – Less than 1/2 Time Enrollment
- Based upon an average of 7 units per semester
- Non-Resident Tuition: $381 per unit
- Resident Tuition: $46 per unit
Budget Items |
At Home |
On-Campus |
On-Campus w/ Dependents |
Off-Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Enrollment Fee | $184 | $184 | $184 | $184 |
| Non-Resident Tuition | $1,648 | $1,648 | $1,648 | $1,648 |
| Student Health Fee | $18 | $18 | $18 | $1688 |
|
Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment |
$419 | $419 | $419 | $419 |
| Transportation | $504 | $336 | $336 | $504 |
| Total Resident | $1,125 | $956 | $956 | $1,125 |
| Total Non-Resident | $2,589 | $2,420 | $2,420 | $2,589 |
For further information, please visit the Coast Community College District.
The expense budgets shown on this table are based upon average expenses reported by students at the University of California, California State University, California independent institutions, and California Community Colleges in the 2006-07 Student Expenses and Resources Survey (SEARS), adjusted for ten years of inflation or deflation. Private career college data are from the 2003-04 SEARS, adjusted for 13 years of inflation or deflation.
Net Price Calculator
The net price calculator is a tool for students and parents to use to get an estimate of what it may cost to attend Orange Coast College each year. The "net price" (cost of attendance minus grants and scholarships) is the amount students and/or their families will have to cover with work, savings, and/or loans.
