The analysis includes the cost of tuition only for the 2017-18 academic year reported by two-year schools to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where do residents pay the highest in-state tuition?
Rank
State
School
Enrollment
2017-18 tuition
1
Massachusetts
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing
260
$50,851
2
Massachusetts
North Bennet Street School
158
$50,000
3
Arizona
Carrington College-Phoenix East
261
$49,145
4
Florida
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
521
$48,550
5
Georgia
Cambridge Institute of Allied Health & Technology
--
$48,550
6
Georgia
Emory University-Oxford College
978
$48,502
7
Texas
Carrington College-Mesquite
142
$46,498
8
Arizona
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
1,896
$44,850
9
Texas
Universal Technical Institute - Dallas Fort Worth
1,090
$44,850
10
Rhode Island
International Yacht Restoration School
98
$43,400
11
Texas
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
1,654
$42,200
12
California
Golden State College of Court Reporting
45
$41,800
13
Florida
Concorde Career Institute-Miramar
551
$40,325
14
Florida
Advance Science College
22
$39,950
15
California
CBD College
521
$38,645
16
California
National Polytechnic College
201
$38,171
17
Florida
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
962
$38,085
18
Kentucky
Galen College of Nursing-ARH
--
$38,085
19
California
International Culinary Center-California
170
$37,559
20
Arizona
Golf Academy of America-Phoenix
99
$37,402
21
California
Golf Academy of America-San Diego
117
$37,402
22
Colorado
Ecotech Institute
204
$37,402
23
South Carolina
Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach
168
$37,402
24
California
PCI College
87
$37,050
25
New York
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
550
$36,771
26
California
American Career College-Ontario
1,425
$36,150
27
Florida
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay
641
$36,000
28
Washington
Perry Technical Institute
837
$35,857
29
Texas
MediaTech Institute-Dallas
185
$35,200
30
Virginia
Eastern Virginia Career College
219
$34,915
31
California
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles
303
$34,170
32
Illinois
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
680
$34,137
33
Florida
Med-Life Institute-Kissimmee
132
$33,773
34
California
Blake Austin College
282
$33,575
35
Maryland
Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences
83
$33,424
36
California
American Medical Sciences Center
75
$33,375
37
Texas
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology
166
$33,250
38
California
Glendale Career College
265
$33,247
39
California
North-West College-Pasadena
192
$33,247
40
California
North-West College-West Covina
315
$33,247
41
New York
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
268
$33,242
42
California
North-West College-Riverside
347
$33,147
43
California
Carrington College-Citrus Heights
448
$33,126
44
California
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill
437
$33,126
45
California
Carrington College-Pomona
356
$33,126
46
California
Laurus College
1,089
$33,100
47
California
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Orange County
103
$32,293
48
California
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Diego
75
$32,293
49
New York
Lincoln Technical Institute-Whitestone
647
$32,230
50
California
Modern Technology School
113
$32,157
51
New Jersey
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
407
$32,125
52
Connecticut
Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor
837
$32,046
53
Illinois
SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago
210
$32,000
54
New York
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
56
$31,747
55
Oklahoma
Platt College-North OKC
262
$31,720
56
New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
885
$31,396
57
Colorado
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
1,033
$31,128
58
California
Institute of Technology
1,258
$31,075
59
California
Medical Allied Career Center
71
$31,000
60
California
High Desert Medical College
--
$30,957
61
New Jersey
Jersey College
2,413
$30,714
62
California
Advanced College
100
$30,642
63
Texas
Western Technical College
1,082
$30,513
64
Wyoming
Wyotech-Laramie
518
$30,127
65
Indiana
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
930
$30,005
66
New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union
1,151
$29,979
67
Oregon
Sumner College
260
$29,520
68
California
Casa Loma College-Van Nuys
226
$29,378
69
Colorado
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
742
$29,350
70
Texas
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
385
$29,250
71
California
Career Care Institute
160
$29,245
72
California
California Nurses Educational Institute
241
$29,100
73
Tennessee
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville
1,457
$28,941
74
California
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
681
$28,875
75
California
ATI College-Norwalk
64
$28,825
76
California
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
547
$28,810
77
California
Angeles Institute
113
$28,730
78
Connecticut
Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton
623
$28,661
79
Michigan
Altierus Career Education-Southfield
577
$28,645
80
California
California Career Institute
41
$28,200
81
Oklahoma
Platt College-Central OKC
315
$28,200
82
Oklahoma
Platt College-Tulsa
355
$28,200
83
California
Career Development Institute Inc
94
$28,198
84
Louisiana
Delta College Inc
198
$27,900
85
Louisiana
Delta College of Arts & Technology
280
$27,900
86
Louisiana
Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus
219
$27,900
87
Louisiana
Digital Media Institute at InterTech
--
$27,730
88
Massachusetts
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
262
$27,655
89
Connecticut
Stone Academy-West Haven
521
$27,625
90
Texas
RGV Careers
320
$27,500
91
California
Advanced College-Stockton
--
$27,421
92
Oklahoma
American Institute of Medical Technology
96
$27,400
93
Florida
Wyotech-Daytona
176
$27,295
94
New Jersey
Branford Hall Career Institute-North Brunswick
230
$27,270
95
California
Asher College
570
$27,250
96
Arizona
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc-Motorcycle Mechanics Institute Division
1,182
$27,100
97
Pennsylvania
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
205
$27,100
98
New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown
513
$26,498
99
New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin
356
$26,486
100
New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus
565
$26,486
101
Arizona
Arizona Culinary Institute
110
$25,990
102
New Jersey
Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
51
$25,922
103
New Jersey
Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City
41
$25,922
104
California
Integrity College of Health
58
$25,918
105
Washington
Divers Institute of Technology
259
$25,900
106
California
CES College
131
$25,760
107
Delaware
Delaware College of Art and Design
170
$25,710
108
Texas
The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc
18
$25,500
109
New Jersey
Teterboro School of Aeronautics
202
$25,200
110
Tennessee
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville
157
$25,061
111
Kentucky
Kentucky Horseshoeing School
19
$25,000
112
Texas
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
414
$25,000
113
West Virginia
International Beauty School 4
71
$25,000
114
Pennsylvania
Sharon Regional Health System School of Nursing
26
$24,745
115
Texas
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
293
$24,451
116
Illinois
J Renee College
175
$24,215
117
Massachusetts
New England School of Photography
62
$24,200
118
California
Aveda Institute-Los Angeles
185
$24,075
119
Georgia
Omnitech Institute
81
$23,999
120
Maine
Beal College
301
$23,900
121
Georgia
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media
142
$23,720
122
Michigan
School of Missionary Aviation Technology
25
$23,608
123
California
Los Angeles ORT College-Los Angeles Campus
324
$23,550
124
California
Los Angeles ORT College-Van Nuys Campus
184
$23,550
125
California
Annenberg School of Nursing
12
$23,425
126
Texas
International Business College-El Paso
79
$23,350
127
Texas
Barber Institute of Texas
6
$23,025
128
New Hampshire
Harmony Health Care Institute
--
$22,995
129
Florida
Gwinnett Institute
--
$22,900
130
Maine
The Landing School
51
$22,775
131
California
Beaumont Adult School
67
$22,618
132
California
Cinta Aveda Institute
348
$22,575
133
Texas
Fortis College-Grand Prairie
154
$22,460
134
New York
SAE Institute of Technology-New York
126
$22,400
135
New Jersey
Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing
172
$22,309
136
Iowa
American College of Hairstyling-Des Moines
24
$21,977
137
Illinois
Midwestern Career College
394
$21,960
138
Georgia
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
299
$21,904
139
California
InterCoast Colleges-Anaheim
130
$21,730
140
New York
Elmira Business Institute
275
$21,700
141
Michigan
Dorsey Business Schools-Roseville Culinary Academy
130
$21,613
142
Michigan
Taylortown School of Beauty Inc
147
$21,600
143
New York
New York Methodist Hospital Center for Allied Health Education
287
$21,591
144
California
Cosmo Factory Cosmetology Academy
9
$21,563
145
Kentucky
Spencerian College-Lexington
74
$21,525
146
Florida
Florida Career College-Hialeah
442
$21,500
147
Texas
Florida Career College-Houston Campus
557
$21,500
148
California
Blake Austin College Beauty Academy
--
$21,495
149
California
Paul Mitchell the School-Sherman Oaks
292
$21,320
150
Texas
Ocean Corporation
229
$21,300
151
Florida
SAE Institute of Technology-Miami
224
$21,200
152
Georgia
SAE Institute of Technology-Atlanta
408
$21,200
153
California
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad
302
$21,183
154
Texas
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
888
$21,164
155
Illinois
Aveda Institute-Chicago
135
$21,100
156
Iowa
Aveda Institute-Des Moines
153
$21,100
157
Michigan
Douglas J Aveda Institute
787
$21,100
158
Texas
K & G 5 Star Barber College
23
$21,050
159
Michigan
Abcott Institute
94
$21,000
160
Nebraska
Wisconsin Academy a Paul Mitchell Partner Group-PMTS Lincoln
55
$21,000
161
New York
Make-up Designory
--
$20,988
162
California
Brightwood College-Los Angeles-Van Nuys
486
$20,855
163
New Jersey
P C Age-Jersey City
126
$20,790
164
New Jersey
PC AGE-Metropark
41
$20,790
165
Connecticut
Belle Academy of Cosmetology
11
$20,773
166
Colorado
Colorado School of Trades
170
$20,520
167
Massachusetts
FINE Mortuary College
91
$20,520
168
South Carolina
Remington College-Columbia Campus
254
$20,520
169
Florida
Florida Career College-Tampa
268
$20,500
170
Missouri
Transformed Barber and Cosmetology Academy
68
$20,495
171
Michigan
Dorsey Business Schools-Dearborn
332
$20,472
172
Michigan
Dorsey Business Schools-Farmington Hills
13
$20,472
173
Michigan
Dorsey Business Schools-Madison Heights
374
$20,472
174
Michigan
Dorsey Business Schools-Roseville
389
$20,472
175
Michigan
Dorsey Business Schools-Saginaw
159
$20,472
176
Michigan
Dorsey Business Schools-Waterford Pontiac
159
$20,472
177
Missouri
Pinnacle Career Institute-North Kansas City
115
$20,465
178
Missouri
Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City
530
$20,465
179
Minnesota
CenterPoint Massage and Shiatsu Therapy School and Clinic
88
$20,455
180
New Jersey
Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art
67
$20,400
181
Maryland
Award Beauty School
191
$20,350
182
Maryland
Montgomery Beauty School
103
$20,350
183
Colorado
Rolf Institute of Structural Integration
65
$20,307
184
Massachusetts
Bay State School of Technology
126
$20,265
185
Indiana
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing
166
$20,230
186
New York
Western Suffolk BOCES
326
$20,185
187
Kansas
Bellus Academy
194
$20,184
188
California
Make-up Designory
196
$20,176
189
Minnesota
Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Plymouth Campus
78
$20,150
190
Minnesota
Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury Campus
136
$20,150
191
Connecticut
Ace Cosmetology and Barber Training Center
36
$20,100
192
Indiana
Fortis College-Indianapolis
280
$20,100
193
California
Coba Academy
59
$20,000
194
Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview
214
$19,982
195
Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE
78
$19,982
196
Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW
211
$19,982
197
Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale Heights
93
$19,982
198
Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville
135
$19,982
199
Indiana
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland
236
$19,982
200
Connecticut
Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute-New London
156
$19,960