Sticker shock: Which U.S. schools charge the lowest in-state tuition?

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Cleveland Community College | Kiamichi Technology Center-Hugo | Tri-County Community College | Dine College | Best Care College | Antelope Valley College | City College of San Francisco | Los Angeles Southwest College | Modesto Junior College | Randolph Community College | Clovis Community College | Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Diablo Valley College | Mendocino College | Pitt Community College | Cabrillo College | College of the Redwoods | University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College | Los Medanos College | Mt San Antonio College | University of Puerto Rico-Utuado | Oxnard College | College of Eastern Idaho | United States Merchant Marine Academy | University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | East Los Angeles College | Instituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De San Juan | Moore Norman Technology Center | Imperial Valley College | College of the Sequoias | Los Angeles Mission College | El Camino Community College District | Aaniiih Nakoda College | Kiamichi Technology Center-Atoka | The Healthcare Institute | Northwest Technology Center-Alva | Copper Mountain Community College | College of Alameda | Rio Salado College | Cuyamaca College | Chief Dull Knife College | Paradise Valley Community College | Cosumnes River College | Instituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De Manati | Palomar College | Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute | Pamlico Community College | Los Angeles City College | Richmond Community College | Phoenix College | Brand College | Merritt College | Chaffey College | Kiamichi Technology Center-Idabel | Chandler-Gilbert Community College | Kiamichi Technology Centers-Talihina Campus | Southwestern Community College | South Mountain Community College | Mountainland Technical College | Irvine Valley College | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education | Wilson Community College | Lee College | Bakersfield College | Glendale Community College | University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | Kiamichi Technology Center-Poteau | Canada College | Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute | Tooele Technical College | University of Puerto Rico-Cayey | Fort Peck Community College | Las Positas College | Ohlone College | Napa Valley College | Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Wayne Community College | Instituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De Ponce | Coastline Community College | University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | College of Marin | Cerritos College | Asian-American International Beauty College | Santa Fe Community College | College of the Albemarle | Mohave Community College | Brunswick Community College | Monterey Peninsula College | Hartnell College | Haskell Indian Nations University | Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester | Evergreen Valley College | Meridian Technology Center | Lake Tahoe Community College | Cuesta College | Mission College | College of the Siskiyous | Contra Costa College | Estrella Mountain Community College | Turtle Mountain Community College | Glendale Community College | El Camino College-Compton Center | Kiamichi Technology Center-Stigler | Kiamichi Technology Center-Spiro | Los Angeles Valley College | Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Campus | Mid-America Technology Center | New Mexico State University-Carlsbad | Mt San Jacinto Community College District | Fresno City College | Cochise County Community College District | Norco College | Scottsdale Community College | Barstow Community College | Pasadena City College | Coffeyville Technical Campus | Northland Pioneer College | Central New Mexico Community College | Chabot College | Lassen Community College | Southwest Skill Center-Campus of Estrella Mountain Community College | Moreno Valley College | De Anza College | Golden West College | Broward College | McDowell Technical Community College | Columbus Technical Campus | Coastal Carolina Community College | Jupiter Beauty Academy | Miracosta College - San Elijo Campus | Mesa Community College | Tohono O'Odham Community College | Orange Coast College | My Le's Beauty College | New Mexico Junior College | Guilford Technical Community College | College of San Mateo | Crafton Hills College | Fullerton College | Allan Hancock College | Allied Health Careers Institute | Northeast Technology Center-Afton | University of Puerto Rico Ponce | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | University of Puerto Rico Bayamon | Northeast Technology Center-Pryor | Cerro Coso Community College | New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | Feather River College | College of the Desert | Edgecombe Community College | Durham Technical Community College | Diamond Beauty College | Fayetteville Technical Community College | Berkeley City College | College of the Canyons | Bladen Community College | Los Angeles Pierce College | Butte County Regional Occupational Program | Long Beach City College | University Of New Mexico-Taos Campus | Hillsborough Community College | Infinity College | Atep At Ivc | Southwest Technical College | Montgomery Community College | Colegio Universitario De San Juan | Grossmont College | Pima Community College | Northwest Technology Center-Fairview | Miracosta College | American River College | Northwest Technical Institute | Cypress College | Advance Beauty College | Moorpark College | Gavilan College | Los Angeles Harbor College | Davis Technical College | University Of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | Hill College | Foothill College | New Horizons Medical Institute | Columbia College | Palo Verde College | Miami Lakes Educational Center And Technical College | Craven Community College | Laney College | Citrus College | Butte College

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State residents enrolled at Tohono O'Odham Community College face among the lowest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

The analysis includes the cost of tuition only for the 2017-18 academic year reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where do residents pay the lowest in-state tuition?

Rank
State
School
Enrollment
2017-18 tuition
1
Utah
Southwest Technical College
493
$370
2
Utah
Davis Technical College
3,225
$383
3
Utah
Mountainland Technical College
2,425
$470
4
Kansas
Haskell Indian Nations University
820
$480
5
California
Advance Beauty College
389
$525
6
California
Diamond Beauty College
249
$575
7
Louisiana
Infinity College
306
$585
8
Massachusetts
Jupiter Beauty Academy
149
$715
9
California
Asian-American International Beauty College
547
$800
10
Texas
The Healthcare Institute
64
$820
11
Georgia
New Horizons Medical Institute
220
$892
12
Arizona
Tohono O'Odham Community College
276
$932
13
New Jersey
Best Care College
51
$987
14
Tennessee
Allied Health Careers Institute
--
$1,000
15
New York
United States Merchant Marine Academy
927
$1,020
16
Oklahoma
Mid-America Technology Center
916
$1,035
17
New Mexico
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
367
$1,095
18
California
My Le's Beauty College
105
$1,100
19
California
American River College
30,519
$1,104
20
California
Barstow Community College
3,285
$1,104
21
California
Cosumnes River College
14,010
$1,104
22
California
Folsom Lake College
8,499
$1,104
23
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan
759
$1,105
24
California
Copper Mountain Community College
1,630
$1,112
25
California
Antelope Valley College
14,105
$1,124
26
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati
655
$1,125
27
California
Lassen Community College
2,227
$1,127
28
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Ponce
693
$1,130
29
California
Chabot College
13,742
$1,138
30
California
Fullerton College
24,073
$1,138
31
California
Las Positas College
9,049
$1,138
32
California
Cypress College
15,941
$1,140
33
California
ATEP at IVC
--
$1,142
34
California
El Camino College-Compton Center
7,492
$1,142
35
California
El Camino Community College District
24,033
$1,142
36
California
Imperial Valley College
7,824
$1,142
37
California
Irvine Valley College
14,147
$1,142
38
California
Napa Valley College
6,148
$1,142
39
California
Crafton Hills College
5,937
$1,143
40
California
Coastline Community College
10,706
$1,148
41
California
Merced College
10,750
$1,150
42
California
MiraCosta College
14,801
$1,152
43
California
MiraCosta College -
--
$1,152
44
California
College of the Canyons
19,966
$1,154
45
California
College of the Siskiyous
2,316
$1,154
46
California
Columbia College
2,420
$1,162
47
California
Modesto Junior College
17,684
$1,162
48
California
Ohlone College
9,814
$1,162
49
California
Gavilan College
5,847
$1,166
50
California
Chaffey College
22,002
$1,170
51
California
Glendale Community College
15,178
$1,175
52
California
Monterey Peninsula College
7,815
$1,176
53
California
Golden West College
11,857
$1,178
54
California
College of the Redwoods
4,804
$1,182
55
California
Citrus College
12,753
$1,183
56
California
Orange Coast College
21,731
$1,186
57
California
Long Beach City College
24,704
$1,188
58
California
Mission College
7,868
$1,189
59
Oklahoma
Moore Norman Technology Center
1,665
$1,202
60
California
East Los Angeles College
36,970
$1,220
61
California
Los Angeles City College
17,661
$1,220
62
California
Los Angeles Harbor College
9,400
$1,220
63
California
Los Angeles Mission College
10,436
$1,220
64
California
Los Angeles Pierce College
20,618
$1,220
65
California
Los Angeles Southwest College
6,655
$1,220
66
California
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
14,606
$1,220
67
California
Los Angeles Valley College
18,643
$1,220
68
California
Lake Tahoe Community College
2,052
$1,224
69
California
Berkeley City College
6,811
$1,230
70
California
College of Alameda
6,397
$1,230
71
California
Laney College
10,928
$1,230
72
California
Merritt College
6,783
$1,230
73
Arizona
Southwest Skill Center-Campus of Estrella Mountain Community College
250
$1,255
74
California
Cabrillo College
11,978
$1,268
75
California
Palo Verde College
3,997
$1,288
76
California
Cerro Coso Community College
5,136
$1,290
77
California
Clovis Community College
6,684
$1,304
78
California
Fresno City College
22,925
$1,304
79
California
Contra Costa College
6,340
$1,312
80
California
Diablo Valley College
19,419
$1,312
81
California
Los Medanos College
8,728
$1,312
82
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Atoka
184
$1,312
83
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester
414
$1,312
84
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Stigler
21
$1,312
85
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Centers-Talihina Campus
113
$1,312
86
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Hugo
81
$1,313
87
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Idabel
49
$1,313
88
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Poteau
295
$1,313
89
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Spiro
33
$1,313
90
California
Bakersfield College
22,710
$1,325
91
California
College of the Desert
10,792
$1,335
92
California
Cuesta College
10,232
$1,338
93
California
Palomar College
23,923
$1,338
94
California
Cerritos College
20,979
$1,346
95
California
Pasadena City College
27,165
$1,348
96
California
Mt San Antonio College
29,446
$1,349
97
Arkansas
Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute
189
$1,350
98
California
Allan Hancock College
12,012
$1,352
99
California
Evergreen Valley College
9,092
$1,356
100
California
Canada College
6,513
$1,360
101
California
Butte College
11,300
$1,368
102
California
Cuyamaca College
9,738
$1,386
103
California
Grossmont College
18,498
$1,386
104
California
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
15,497
$1,386
105
California
Moorpark College
14,010
$1,388
106
California
Oxnard College
7,115
$1,388
107
California
College of the Sequoias
11,959
$1,390
108
California
College of San Mateo
9,048
$1,400
109
Arizona
Dine College
1,396
$1,410
110
Florida
Broward College
43,700
$1,415
111
California
Hartnell College
12,328
$1,420
112
California
Norco College
9,831
$1,420
113
California
Mendocino College
4,238
$1,423
114
California
Moreno Valley College
9,202
$1,426
115
California
Feather River Community College District
1,973
$1,461
116
New Mexico
San Juan College
7,231
$1,474
117
California
College of Marin
5,621
$1,490
118
New Mexico
Clovis Community College
3,317
$1,536
119
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Campus
635
$1,540
120
California
De Anza College
21,716
$1,552
121
California
Foothill College
15,369
$1,554
122
New Mexico
Central New Mexico Community College
24,781
$1,578
123
California
City College of San Francisco
21,189
$1,598
124
California
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education
386
$1,650
125
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
2,115
$1,758
126
New Mexico
New Mexico Junior College
2,408
$1,776
127
Oklahoma
Meridian Technology Center
870
$1,800
128
Arizona
Northland Pioneer College
3,044
$1,808
129
North Carolina
Pamlico Community College
508
$1,867
130
North Carolina
McDowell Technical Community College
1,120
$1,900
131
North Carolina
Pitt Community College
8,279
$1,930
132
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
2,478
$1,932
133
North Carolina
Durham Technical Community College
5,174
$1,958
134
Arizona
Cochise County Community College District
4,213
$1,968
135
Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville
338
$1,970
136
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
1,624
$1,974
137
Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
141
$2,040
138
North Carolina
Craven Community College
2,883
$2,053
139
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Carlsbad
1,790
$2,068
140
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
3,396
$2,082
141
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
4,927
$2,083
142
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico-Cayey
3,766
$2,083
143
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
13,314
$2,083
144
Arizona
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
14,630
$2,094
145
Arizona
Estrella Mountain Community College
9,344
$2,094
146
Arizona
GateWay Community College
5,058
$2,094
147
Arizona
Glendale Community College
19,000
$2,094
148
Arizona
Mesa Community College
20,508
$2,094
149
Arizona
Paradise Valley Community College
8,393
$2,094
150
Arizona
Phoenix College
11,508
$2,094
151
Arizona
Rio Salado College
18,636
$2,094
152
Arizona
Scottsdale Community College
9,551
$2,094
153
Arizona
South Mountain Community College
4,058
$2,094
154
Oklahoma
Northwest Technology Center-Alva
127
$2,100
155
Oklahoma
Northwest Technology Center-Fairview
89
$2,100
156
Arizona
Mohave Community College
4,230
$2,112
157
New Mexico
Santa Fe Community College
4,739
$2,115
158
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
4,150
$2,117
159
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
3,630
$2,117
160
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico-Utuado
1,469
$2,117
161
Arizona
Pima Community College
24,956
$2,118
162
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Afton
444
$2,150
163
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Pryor
501
$2,150
164
Florida
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
971
$2,160
165
North Carolina
Guilford Technical Community College
11,059
$2,167
166
North Carolina
Southwestern Community College
2,467
$2,213
167
North Carolina
College of the Albemarle
2,268
$2,223
168
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
1,031
$2,224
169
California
Butte County Regional Occupational Program
74
$2,250
170
Montana
Fort Peck Community College
385
$2,250
171
North Dakota
Turtle Mountain Community College
584
$2,250
172
Montana
Chief Dull Knife College
168
$2,260
173
North Carolina
Wilson Community College
1,851
$2,268
174
Arizona
Yavapai College
7,282
$2,280
175
Utah
Tooele Technical College
444
$2,293
176
Texas
Hill College
4,075
$2,295
177
Kansas
Coffeyville Technical Campus
--
$2,304
178
Kansas
Columbus Technical Campus
--
$2,304
179
Arkansas
Northwest Technical Institute
250
$2,321
180
North Carolina
Tri-County Community College
1,126
$2,363
181
Puerto Rico
Colegio Universitario de San Juan
1,528
$2,370
182
North Carolina
Randolph Community College
2,696
$2,373
183
Montana
Aaniiih Nakoda College
149
$2,410
184
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
2,963
$2,424
185
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
1,771
$2,424
186
North Carolina
Coastal Carolina Community College
3,984
$2,462
187
Texas
Lee College
7,133
$2,488
188
Idaho
College of Eastern Idaho
676
$2,494
189
California
Brand College
40
$2,500
190
West Virginia
Fred W Eberle Technical Center
167
$2,500
191
Florida
Hillsborough Community College
27,061
$2,506
192
North Carolina
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
3,369
$2,508
193
North Carolina
Richmond Community College
2,653
$2,516
194
North Carolina
Edgecombe Community College
2,228
$2,522
195
North Carolina
Wayne Community College
3,402
$2,524
196
North Carolina
Cleveland Community College
2,832
$2,526
197
North Carolina
Fayetteville Technical Community College
11,380
$2,528
198
North Carolina
Bladen Community College
1,248
$2,532
199
North Carolina
Brunswick Community College
1,400
$2,532
200
North Carolina
Montgomery Community College
763
$2,537

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Cleveland Community CollegeKiamichi Technology Center-HugoTri-County Community CollegeDine CollegeBest Care CollegeAntelope Valley CollegeCity College of San FranciscoLos Angeles Southwest CollegeModesto Junior CollegeRandolph Community CollegeClovis Community CollegeFred W Eberle Technical CenterDiablo Valley CollegeMendocino CollegePitt Community CollegeCabrillo CollegeCollege of the RedwoodsUniversity of New Mexico-Gallup CampusSaginaw Chippewa Tribal CollegeLos Medanos CollegeMt San Antonio CollegeUniversity of Puerto Rico-UtuadoOxnard CollegeCollege of Eastern IdahoUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusEast Los Angeles CollegeInstituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De San JuanMoore Norman Technology CenterImperial Valley CollegeCollege of the SequoiasLos Angeles Mission CollegeEl Camino Community College DistrictAaniiih Nakoda CollegeKiamichi Technology Center-AtokaThe Healthcare InstituteNorthwest Technology Center-AlvaCopper Mountain Community CollegeCollege of AlamedaRio Salado CollegeCuyamaca CollegeChief Dull Knife CollegeParadise Valley Community CollegeCosumnes River CollegeInstituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De ManatiPalomar CollegeCaldwell Community College And Technical InstitutePamlico Community CollegeLos Angeles City CollegeRichmond Community CollegePhoenix CollegeBrand CollegeMerritt CollegeChaffey CollegeKiamichi Technology Center-IdabelChandler-Gilbert Community CollegeKiamichi Technology Centers-Talihina CampusSouthwestern Community CollegeSouth Mountain Community CollegeMountainland Technical CollegeIrvine Valley CollegeUniversity of Puerto Rico-MayaguezBaldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWilson Community CollegeLee CollegeBakersfield CollegeGlendale Community CollegeUniversity of Puerto Rico-AreciboKiamichi Technology Center-PoteauCanada CollegeCrowley's Ridge Technical InstituteTooele Technical CollegeUniversity of Puerto Rico-CayeyFort Peck Community CollegeLas Positas CollegeOhlone CollegeNapa Valley CollegeTennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvilleWayne Community CollegeInstituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De PonceCoastline Community CollegeUniversity of Puerto Rico-AguadillaCollege of MarinCerritos CollegeAsian-American International Beauty CollegeSanta Fe Community CollegeCollege of the AlbemarleMohave Community CollegeBrunswick Community CollegeMonterey Peninsula CollegeHartnell CollegeHaskell Indian Nations UniversityEastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusKiamichi Technology Center-McAlesterEvergreen Valley CollegeMeridian Technology CenterLake Tahoe Community CollegeCuesta CollegeMission CollegeCollege of the SiskiyousContra Costa CollegeEstrella Mountain Community CollegeTurtle Mountain Community CollegeGlendale Community CollegeEl Camino College-Compton CenterKiamichi Technology Center-StiglerKiamichi Technology Center-SpiroLos Angeles Valley CollegeEastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso CampusMid-America Technology CenterNew Mexico State University-CarlsbadMt San Jacinto Community College DistrictFresno City CollegeCochise County Community College DistrictNorco CollegeScottsdale Community CollegeBarstow Community CollegePasadena City CollegeCoffeyville Technical CampusNorthland Pioneer CollegeCentral New Mexico Community CollegeChabot CollegeLassen Community CollegeSouthwest Skill Center-Campus of Estrella Mountain Community CollegeMoreno Valley CollegeDe Anza CollegeGolden West CollegeBroward CollegeMcDowell Technical Community CollegeColumbus Technical CampusCoastal Carolina Community CollegeJupiter Beauty AcademyMiracosta College - San Elijo CampusMesa Community CollegeTohono O'Odham Community CollegeOrange Coast CollegeMy Le's Beauty CollegeNew Mexico Junior CollegeGuilford Technical Community CollegeCollege of San MateoCrafton Hills CollegeFullerton CollegeAllan Hancock CollegeAllied Health Careers InstituteNortheast Technology Center-AftonUniversity of Puerto Rico PonceSouthwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of Puerto Rico BayamonNortheast Technology Center-PryorCerro Coso Community CollegeNew Mexico State University-AlamogordoFeather River CollegeCollege of the DesertEdgecombe Community CollegeDurham Technical Community CollegeDiamond Beauty CollegeFayetteville Technical Community CollegeBerkeley City CollegeCollege of the CanyonsBladen Community CollegeLos Angeles Pierce CollegeButte County Regional Occupational ProgramLong Beach City CollegeUniversity Of New Mexico-Taos CampusHillsborough Community CollegeInfinity CollegeAtep At IvcSouthwest Technical CollegeMontgomery Community CollegeColegio Universitario De San JuanGrossmont CollegePima Community CollegeNorthwest Technology Center-FairviewMiracosta CollegeAmerican River CollegeNorthwest Technical InstituteCypress CollegeAdvance Beauty CollegeMoorpark CollegeGavilan CollegeLos Angeles Harbor CollegeDavis Technical CollegeUniversity Of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusHill CollegeFoothill CollegeNew Horizons Medical InstituteColumbia CollegePalo Verde CollegeMiami Lakes Educational Center And Technical CollegeCraven Community CollegeLaney CollegeCitrus CollegeButte College

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