Sticker shock: Which 2-year U.S. schools charge the lowest in-state tuition?

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Southwest Technology Center | Cleveland Community College | Kiamichi Technology Center-Hugo | Tri-County Community College | Best Care College | Southeastern Community College | City College of San Francisco | Los Angeles Southwest College | Randolph Community College | Clovis Community College | Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Diablo Valley College | Mendocino College | Pitt Community College | Piedmont Community College | Cabrillo College | Western Piedmont Community College | College of the Redwoods | University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus | Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College | Los Medanos College | Mt San Antonio College | Oxnard College | College of Eastern Idaho | 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 | Catawba Valley Community College | Cosumnes River College | Instituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De Manati | Palomar College | San Jacinto Community College | Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute | Pamlico Community College | Central Carolina 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 | Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education | Wilson Community College | Lee College | Glendale Community College | Kiamichi Technology Center-Poteau | Canada College | Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute | Tooele Technical College | Robeson Community College | Fort Peck Community College | Las Positas College | Ohlone College | James Sprunt Community 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 | College of Marin | Cerritos College | Haywood Community 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 | 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 | 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 | Sampson Community College | Golden West College | McDowell Technical Community College | Columbus Technical Campus | Coastal Carolina Community College | Jupiter Beauty Academy | 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 | San Jacinto College-South Campus | Wilkes Community College | Crafton Hills College | Fullerton College | Allan Hancock College | Allied Health Careers Institute | Northeast Technology Center-Afton | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute | Northeast Technology Center-Pryor | Cerro Coso Community College | New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | 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 | Arkansas Northeastern 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 | Grossmont College | Pima Community College | Central Arizona College | Northwest Technology Center-Fairview | Eastern Arizona College | Isothermal Community College | American River College | Northwest Technical Institute | Lenoir Community College | Sandhills Community College | Advance Beauty College | Moorpark College | Gavilan College | Los Angeles Harbor College | Davis Technical College | University Of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | Hill College | Surry Community 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 | Davidson County Community College

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State residents enrolled at Tohono O'Odham Community College face among the lowest cost of attending two-year 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 by two-year schools 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
California
Advance Beauty College
389
$525
5
California
Diamond Beauty College
249
$575
6
Louisiana
Infinity College
306
$585
7
Massachusetts
Jupiter Beauty Academy
149
$715
8
California
Asian-American International Beauty College
547
$800
9
Texas
The Healthcare Institute
64
$820
10
Georgia
New Horizons Medical Institute
220
$892
11
Arizona
Tohono O'Odham Community College
276
$932
12
New Jersey
Best Care College
51
$987
13
Tennessee
Allied Health Careers Institute
--
$1,000
14
Oklahoma
Mid-America Technology Center
916
$1,035
15
New Mexico
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
367
$1,095
16
California
My Le's Beauty College
105
$1,100
17
California
American River College
30,519
$1,104
18
California
Barstow Community College
3,285
$1,104
19
California
Cosumnes River College
14,010
$1,104
20
California
Folsom Lake College
8,499
$1,104
21
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan
759
$1,105
22
California
Copper Mountain Community College
1,630
$1,112
23
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati
655
$1,125
24
California
Lassen Community College
2,227
$1,127
25
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Ponce
693
$1,130
26
California
Chabot College
13,742
$1,138
27
California
Fullerton College
24,073
$1,138
28
California
Las Positas College
9,049
$1,138
29
California
ATEP at IVC
--
$1,142
30
California
El Camino College-Compton Center
7,492
$1,142
31
California
El Camino Community College District
24,033
$1,142
32
California
Imperial Valley College
7,824
$1,142
33
California
Irvine Valley College
14,147
$1,142
34
California
Napa Valley College
6,148
$1,142
35
California
Crafton Hills College
5,937
$1,143
36
California
Coastline Community College
10,706
$1,148
37
California
Merced College
10,750
$1,150
38
California
College of the Canyons
19,966
$1,154
39
California
College of the Siskiyous
2,316
$1,154
40
California
Columbia College
2,420
$1,162
41
California
Ohlone College
9,814
$1,162
42
California
Gavilan College
5,847
$1,166
43
California
Chaffey College
22,002
$1,170
44
California
Glendale Community College
15,178
$1,175
45
California
Monterey Peninsula College
7,815
$1,176
46
California
Golden West College
11,857
$1,178
47
California
College of the Redwoods
4,804
$1,182
48
California
Citrus College
12,753
$1,183
49
California
Orange Coast College
21,731
$1,186
50
California
Long Beach City College
24,704
$1,188
51
California
Mission College
7,868
$1,189
52
Oklahoma
Moore Norman Technology Center
1,665
$1,202
53
California
East Los Angeles College
36,970
$1,220
54
California
Los Angeles City College
17,661
$1,220
55
California
Los Angeles Harbor College
9,400
$1,220
56
California
Los Angeles Mission College
10,436
$1,220
57
California
Los Angeles Pierce College
20,618
$1,220
58
California
Los Angeles Southwest College
6,655
$1,220
59
California
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
14,606
$1,220
60
California
Los Angeles Valley College
18,643
$1,220
61
California
Lake Tahoe Community College
2,052
$1,224
62
California
Berkeley City College
6,811
$1,230
63
California
College of Alameda
6,397
$1,230
64
California
Laney College
10,928
$1,230
65
California
Merritt College
6,783
$1,230
66
Arizona
Southwest Skill Center-Campus of Estrella Mountain Community College
250
$1,255
67
California
Cabrillo College
11,978
$1,268
68
California
Palo Verde College
3,997
$1,288
69
California
Cerro Coso Community College
5,136
$1,290
70
California
Clovis Community College
6,684
$1,304
71
California
Fresno City College
22,925
$1,304
72
California
Contra Costa College
6,340
$1,312
73
California
Diablo Valley College
19,419
$1,312
74
California
Los Medanos College
8,728
$1,312
75
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Atoka
184
$1,312
76
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester
414
$1,312
77
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Stigler
21
$1,312
78
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Centers-Talihina Campus
113
$1,312
79
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Hugo
81
$1,313
80
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Idabel
49
$1,313
81
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Poteau
295
$1,313
82
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Technology Center-Spiro
33
$1,313
83
California
College of the Desert
10,792
$1,335
84
California
Cuesta College
10,232
$1,338
85
California
Palomar College
23,923
$1,338
86
California
Cerritos College
20,979
$1,346
87
California
Pasadena City College
27,165
$1,348
88
California
Mt San Antonio College
29,446
$1,349
89
Arkansas
Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute
189
$1,350
90
California
Allan Hancock College
12,012
$1,352
91
California
Evergreen Valley College
9,092
$1,356
92
California
Canada College
6,513
$1,360
93
California
Butte College
11,300
$1,368
94
California
Cuyamaca College
9,738
$1,386
95
California
Grossmont College
18,498
$1,386
96
California
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
15,497
$1,386
97
California
Moorpark College
14,010
$1,388
98
California
Oxnard College
7,115
$1,388
99
California
College of the Sequoias
11,959
$1,390
100
California
College of San Mateo
9,048
$1,400
101
California
Hartnell College
12,328
$1,420
102
California
Norco College
9,831
$1,420
103
California
Mendocino College
4,238
$1,423
104
California
Moreno Valley College
9,202
$1,426
105
New Mexico
San Juan College
7,231
$1,474
106
California
College of Marin
5,621
$1,490
107
New Mexico
Clovis Community College
3,317
$1,536
108
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Campus
635
$1,540
109
California
De Anza College
21,716
$1,552
110
New Mexico
Central New Mexico Community College
24,781
$1,578
111
California
City College of San Francisco
21,189
$1,598
112
California
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education
386
$1,650
113
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
2,115
$1,758
114
New Mexico
New Mexico Junior College
2,408
$1,776
115
Oklahoma
Meridian Technology Center
870
$1,800
116
Arizona
Northland Pioneer College
3,044
$1,808
117
North Carolina
Pamlico Community College
508
$1,867
118
North Carolina
McDowell Technical Community College
1,120
$1,900
119
North Carolina
Pitt Community College
8,279
$1,930
120
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
2,478
$1,932
121
North Carolina
Durham Technical Community College
5,174
$1,958
122
Arizona
Cochise County Community College District
4,213
$1,968
123
Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville
338
$1,970
124
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
1,624
$1,974
125
Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
141
$2,040
126
North Carolina
Craven Community College
2,883
$2,053
127
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Carlsbad
1,790
$2,068
128
Arizona
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
14,630
$2,094
129
Arizona
Estrella Mountain Community College
9,344
$2,094
130
Arizona
GateWay Community College
5,058
$2,094
131
Arizona
Glendale Community College
19,000
$2,094
132
Arizona
Mesa Community College
20,508
$2,094
133
Arizona
Paradise Valley Community College
8,393
$2,094
134
Arizona
Phoenix College
11,508
$2,094
135
Arizona
Rio Salado College
18,636
$2,094
136
Arizona
Scottsdale Community College
9,551
$2,094
137
Arizona
South Mountain Community College
4,058
$2,094
138
Oklahoma
Northwest Technology Center-Alva
127
$2,100
139
Oklahoma
Northwest Technology Center-Fairview
89
$2,100
140
Arizona
Mohave Community College
4,230
$2,112
141
New Mexico
Santa Fe Community College
4,739
$2,115
142
Arizona
Pima Community College
24,956
$2,118
143
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Afton
444
$2,150
144
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Pryor
501
$2,150
145
Florida
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
971
$2,160
146
North Carolina
Guilford Technical Community College
11,059
$2,167
147
North Carolina
Southwestern Community College
2,467
$2,213
148
North Carolina
College of the Albemarle
2,268
$2,223
149
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
1,031
$2,224
150
California
Butte County Regional Occupational Program
74
$2,250
151
Montana
Fort Peck Community College
385
$2,250
152
Montana
Chief Dull Knife College
168
$2,260
153
North Carolina
Wilson Community College
1,851
$2,268
154
Arizona
Yavapai College
7,282
$2,280
155
Utah
Tooele Technical College
444
$2,293
156
Texas
Hill College
4,075
$2,295
157
Kansas
Coffeyville Technical Campus
--
$2,304
158
Kansas
Columbus Technical Campus
--
$2,304
159
Arkansas
Northwest Technical Institute
250
$2,321
160
North Carolina
Tri-County Community College
1,126
$2,363
161
North Carolina
Randolph Community College
2,696
$2,373
162
Montana
Aaniiih Nakoda College
149
$2,410
163
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
2,963
$2,424
164
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
1,771
$2,424
165
North Carolina
Coastal Carolina Community College
3,984
$2,462
166
Texas
Lee College
7,133
$2,488
167
Idaho
College of Eastern Idaho
676
$2,494
168
California
Brand College
40
$2,500
169
West Virginia
Fred W Eberle Technical Center
167
$2,500
170
Florida
Hillsborough Community College
27,061
$2,506
171
North Carolina
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
3,369
$2,508
172
North Carolina
Richmond Community College
2,653
$2,516
173
North Carolina
Edgecombe Community College
2,228
$2,522
174
North Carolina
Wayne Community College
3,402
$2,524
175
North Carolina
Cleveland Community College
2,832
$2,526
176
North Carolina
Fayetteville Technical Community College
11,380
$2,528
177
North Carolina
Bladen Community College
1,248
$2,532
178
North Carolina
Brunswick Community College
1,400
$2,532
179
North Carolina
Montgomery Community College
763
$2,537
180
North Carolina
Surry Community College
3,379
$2,540
181
North Carolina
Isothermal Community College
1,921
$2,542
182
North Carolina
James Sprunt Community College
1,228
$2,542
183
North Carolina
Central Carolina Community College
5,137
$2,544
184
North Carolina
Piedmont Community College
1,298
$2,547
185
North Carolina
Sampson Community College
1,295
$2,547
186
Arizona
Eastern Arizona College
6,423
$2,550
187
Oklahoma
Southwest Technology Center
375
$2,550
188
North Carolina
Lenoir Community College
2,674
$2,551
189
North Carolina
Robeson Community College
1,843
$2,561
190
Arkansas
Arkansas Northeastern College
1,416
$2,570
191
North Carolina
Wilkes Community College
2,609
$2,572
192
North Carolina
Haywood Community College
1,794
$2,574
193
North Carolina
Western Piedmont Community College
1,789
$2,577
194
Arizona
Central Arizona College
5,585
$2,580
195
Texas
San Jacinto College-South Campus
--
$2,580
196
Texas
San Jacinto Community College
28,998
$2,580
197
North Carolina
Catawba Valley Community College
4,703
$2,585
198
North Carolina
Davidson County Community College
3,819
$2,588
199
North Carolina
Southeastern Community College
1,344
$2,589
200
North Carolina
Sandhills Community College
3,782
$2,598

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Southwest Technology CenterCleveland Community CollegeKiamichi Technology Center-HugoTri-County Community CollegeBest Care CollegeSoutheastern Community CollegeCity College of San FranciscoLos Angeles Southwest CollegeRandolph Community CollegeClovis Community CollegeFred W Eberle Technical CenterDiablo Valley CollegeMendocino CollegePitt Community CollegePiedmont Community CollegeCabrillo CollegeWestern Piedmont Community CollegeCollege of the RedwoodsUniversity of New Mexico-Gallup CampusSaginaw Chippewa Tribal CollegeLos Medanos CollegeMt San Antonio CollegeOxnard CollegeCollege of Eastern IdahoUniversity 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 CollegeCatawba Valley Community CollegeCosumnes River CollegeInstituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De ManatiPalomar CollegeSan Jacinto Community CollegeCaldwell Community College And Technical InstitutePamlico Community CollegeCentral Carolina 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 CollegeBaldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWilson Community CollegeLee CollegeGlendale Community CollegeKiamichi Technology Center-PoteauCanada CollegeCrowley's Ridge Technical InstituteTooele Technical CollegeRobeson Community CollegeFort Peck Community CollegeLas Positas CollegeOhlone CollegeJames Sprunt Community CollegeNapa Valley CollegeTennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvilleWayne Community CollegeInstituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De PonceCoastline Community CollegeCollege of MarinCerritos CollegeHaywood Community CollegeAsian-American International Beauty CollegeSanta Fe Community CollegeCollege of the AlbemarleMohave Community CollegeBrunswick Community CollegeMonterey Peninsula CollegeHartnell CollegeEastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusKiamichi Technology Center-McAlesterEvergreen Valley CollegeMeridian Technology CenterLake Tahoe Community CollegeCuesta CollegeMission CollegeCollege of the SiskiyousContra Costa CollegeEstrella 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 CollegeSampson Community CollegeGolden West CollegeMcDowell Technical Community CollegeColumbus Technical CampusCoastal Carolina Community CollegeJupiter Beauty AcademyMesa Community CollegeTohono O'Odham Community CollegeOrange Coast CollegeMy Le's Beauty CollegeNew Mexico Junior CollegeGuilford Technical Community CollegeCollege of San MateoSan Jacinto College-South CampusWilkes Community CollegeCrafton Hills CollegeFullerton CollegeAllan Hancock CollegeAllied Health Careers InstituteNortheast Technology Center-AftonSouthwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteNortheast Technology Center-PryorCerro Coso Community CollegeNew Mexico State University-AlamogordoCollege of the DesertEdgecombe Community CollegeDurham Technical Community CollegeDiamond Beauty CollegeFayetteville Technical Community CollegeBerkeley City CollegeCollege of the CanyonsBladen Community CollegeArkansas Northeastern CollegeLos Angeles Pierce CollegeButte County Regional Occupational ProgramLong Beach City CollegeUniversity Of New Mexico-Taos CampusHillsborough Community CollegeInfinity CollegeAtep At IvcSouthwest Technical CollegeMontgomery Community CollegeGrossmont CollegePima Community CollegeCentral Arizona CollegeNorthwest Technology Center-FairviewEastern Arizona CollegeIsothermal Community CollegeAmerican River CollegeNorthwest Technical InstituteLenoir Community CollegeSandhills Community CollegeAdvance Beauty CollegeMoorpark CollegeGavilan CollegeLos Angeles Harbor CollegeDavis Technical CollegeUniversity Of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusHill CollegeSurry Community CollegeNew Horizons Medical InstituteColumbia CollegePalo Verde CollegeMiami Lakes Educational Center And Technical CollegeCraven Community CollegeLaney CollegeCitrus CollegeButte CollegeDavidson County Community College

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