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

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Southwest Technology Center | Cleveland Community College | Tri-County Community College | Harris School of Business-Danbury | Dine College | Best Care College | Southeastern Community College | Antelope Valley College | City College of San Francisco | Los Angeles Southwest College | Modesto Junior College | My Le's Beauty College | Randolph Community College | Clovis Community College | Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Scottsdale Community College | 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 | 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 | Imperial Valley College | College of the Sequoias | Los Angeles Mission College | El Camino Community College District | Aaniiih Nakoda College | The Healthcare Institute | Columbia College | Northwest Technology Center-Alva | Copper Mountain Community College | College of Alameda | Central Arizona College | 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 | Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute | Pamlico Community College | Central Carolina Community College | Los Angeles City College | Richmond Community College | Phoenix College | Brand College | Clovis College | International College of Cosmetology | Merritt College | Chaffey College | Southwestern Community College | Mountainland Technical College | Irvine Valley College | Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education | Wilson Community College | Bakersfield College | Glendale Community College | Canada College | Pima Community College | Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute | Tooele Technical College | South Mountain Community College | Robeson Community College | Chandler-Gilbert Community College | Fort Peck Community College | Las Positas College | Advanced College-Stockton | Ohlone College | James Sprunt Community College | Napa Valley College | 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 | Pentecostal Theological Seminary | 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 | 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 | 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 | Barstow Community College | Pasadena City College | Coffeyville Technical Campus | Northland Pioneer College | Central New Mexico Community College | Chabot College | Lassen Community College | Moreno Valley College | De Anza College | Golden West College | McDowell Technical Community College | Northeast Technology Center-Claremore | 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 | New Mexico Junior College | Guilford Technical Community College | College of San Mateo | Autry Technology Center | 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 | Feather River College | College of the Desert | 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 | Colegio Universitario De San Juan | Grossmont College | Northwest Technology Center-Fairview | College Of Central Florida | Northeast Technology Center-Kansas | Isothermal Community College | Miracosta College | American River College | Northwest Technical Institute | Cypress College | Lenoir Community College | Advance Beauty College | Moorpark College | Gavilan College | Los Angeles Harbor College | Davis Technical College | University Of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus | Surry Community College | Foothill 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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U.S. residents enrolled at Arizona institutions of higher learning face among the lowest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to an analysis of federal data.

The analysis includes the cost of tuition only for the 2018-19 academic year reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where do residents pay the lowest in-state tuition?

Rank
State
School
Enrollment
2018-19 tuition
1
Utah
Southwest Technical College
557
$370
2
Utah
Davis Technical College
2,937
$397
3
Kansas
Haskell Indian Nations University
806
$480
4
Oklahoma
Mid-America Technology Center
873
$522
5
Louisiana
Infinity College
102
$585
6
Utah
Mountainland Technical College
2,555
$585
7
California
Asian-American International Beauty College
468
$700
8
Massachusetts
Jupiter Beauty Academy
193
$715
9
California
Advance Beauty College
364
$800
10
California
Diamond Beauty College
167
$800
11
Texas
The Healthcare Institute
90
$820
12
Connecticut
Harris School of Business-Danbury
121
$900
13
Arizona
Tohono O'Odham Community College
400
$932
14
New Jersey
Best Care College
48
$987
15
New York
United States Merchant Marine Academy
975
$1,080
16
New Mexico
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
366
$1,095
17
California
American River College
31,858
$1,104
18
California
Barstow Community College
3,077
$1,104
19
California
Cosumnes River College
14,120
$1,104
20
California
Folsom Lake College
8,682
$1,104
21
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan
636
$1,105
22
California
Copper Mountain Community College
1,844
$1,112
23
California
Antelope Valley College
14,125
$1,124
24
California
Imperial Valley College
8,449
$1,125
25
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati
647
$1,125
26
California
Lassen Community College
2,484
$1,127
27
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Ponce
349
$1,130
28
California
Las Positas College
8,989
$1,134
29
California
Fullerton College
24,124
$1,138
30
California
Cypress College
15,673
$1,140
31
California
ATEP at IVC
--
$1,142
32
California
Chabot College
13,670
$1,142
33
California
El Camino College-Compton Center
7,422
$1,142
34
California
Irvine Valley College
13,395
$1,142
35
California
Napa Valley College
6,076
$1,142
36
California
Crafton Hills College
6,251
$1,144
37
California
El Camino Community College District
24,349
$1,144
38
California
Coastline Community College
11,172
$1,150
39
California
Merced College
10,912
$1,150
40
California
College of the Canyons
20,008
$1,156
41
California
College of the Siskiyous
2,111
$1,156
42
California
Ohlone College
9,273
$1,164
43
California
Columbia College
2,545
$1,166
44
California
Gavilan College
5,995
$1,166
45
California
Modesto Junior College
17,880
$1,166
46
California
Pasadena City College
27,324
$1,166
47
California
Chaffey College
22,508
$1,172
48
California
Long Beach City College
24,658
$1,174
49
California
Glendale Community College
14,598
$1,175
50
California
Monterey Peninsula College
7,816
$1,176
51
California
Golden West College
11,610
$1,178
52
California
College of the Redwoods
4,399
$1,182
53
California
Orange Coast College
22,156
$1,186
54
California
Citrus College
13,263
$1,190
55
California
Mission College
7,420
$1,192
56
California
International College of Cosmetology
159
$1,200
57
Tennessee
Allied Health Careers Institute
88
$1,200
58
California
East Los Angeles College
34,578
$1,220
59
California
Los Angeles City College
13,827
$1,220
60
California
Los Angeles Harbor College
8,861
$1,220
61
California
Los Angeles Mission College
9,765
$1,220
62
California
Los Angeles Pierce College
17,655
$1,220
63
California
Los Angeles Southwest College
5,848
$1,220
64
California
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
12,984
$1,220
65
California
Los Angeles Valley College
15,648
$1,220
66
California
Lake Tahoe Community College
2,108
$1,224
67
California
Berkeley City College
6,356
$1,254
68
California
College of Alameda
5,760
$1,254
69
California
Laney College
10,891
$1,254
70
California
Merritt College
6,952
$1,254
71
California
Cabrillo College
11,836
$1,270
72
California
Palo Verde College
4,041
$1,288
73
California
Cerro Coso Community College
5,725
$1,290
74
California
Clovis Community College
7,420
$1,304
75
California
Fresno City College
22,771
$1,304
76
California
Contra Costa College
6,727
$1,312
77
California
Diablo Valley College
19,775
$1,312
78
California
Los Medanos College
9,048
$1,312
79
California
Bakersfield College
23,195
$1,325
80
California
College of the Desert
11,146
$1,335
81
California
MiraCosta College
14,617
$1,336
82
California
MiraCosta College -
--
$1,336
83
California
Cuesta College
10,836
$1,338
84
California
Palomar College
23,848
$1,338
85
California
College of San Mateo
9,263
$1,344
86
California
Cerritos College
17,218
$1,346
87
Arkansas
Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute
164
$1,350
88
California
Mt San Antonio College
29,960
$1,350
89
California
Allan Hancock College
11,739
$1,352
90
California
Evergreen Valley College
9,575
$1,358
91
California
Canada College
6,152
$1,360
92
California
Butte College
11,386
$1,368
93
California
Cuyamaca College
9,424
$1,386
94
California
Grossmont College
18,288
$1,386
95
California
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
15,718
$1,386
96
California
Moorpark College
14,343
$1,388
97
California
Oxnard College
7,451
$1,388
98
California
College of the Sequoias
12,277
$1,390
99
Arizona
Dine College
1,465
$1,410
100
California
Hartnell College
12,072
$1,420
101
California
Moreno Valley College
9,914
$1,420
102
California
Norco College
10,277
$1,420
103
California
Mendocino College
3,870
$1,423
104
California
Advanced College-Stockton
14
$1,438
105
California
Feather River Community College District
2,151
$1,461
106
California
College of Marin
5,749
$1,492
107
California
My Le's Beauty College
122
$1,500
108
New Mexico
San Juan College
7,030
$1,546
109
California
De Anza College
20,674
$1,561
110
California
Foothill College
15,697
$1,563
111
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Campus
610
$1,580
112
New Mexico
Clovis Community College
3,114
$1,616
113
New Mexico
Central New Mexico Community College
24,442
$1,626
114
California
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education
400
$1,650
115
California
City College of San Francisco
26,299
$1,696
116
New Mexico
New Mexico Junior College
2,310
$1,776
117
Oklahoma
Meridian Technology Center
846
$1,800
118
Arizona
Northland Pioneer College
3,021
$1,866
119
North Carolina
Pamlico Community College
462
$1,867
120
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
2,097
$1,878
121
North Carolina
McDowell Technical Community College
1,043
$1,926
122
North Carolina
Pitt Community College
8,256
$1,930
123
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
1,360
$1,958
124
North Carolina
Durham Technical Community College
5,415
$1,958
125
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
2,194
$1,989
126
North Carolina
Craven Community College
3,021
$2,023
127
Arizona
Cochise County Community College District
3,907
$2,040
128
Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
154
$2,040
129
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Carlsbad
1,952
$2,068
130
Arizona
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
14,906
$2,070
131
Arizona
Estrella Mountain Community College
9,788
$2,070
132
Arizona
GateWay Community College
5,087
$2,070
133
Arizona
Glendale Community College
19,033
$2,070
134
Arizona
Mesa Community College
20,424
$2,070
135
Arizona
Paradise Valley Community College
8,447
$2,070
136
Arizona
Phoenix College
11,428
$2,070
137
Arizona
Rio Salado College
17,635
$2,070
138
Arizona
Scottsdale Community College
9,458
$2,070
139
Arizona
South Mountain Community College
4,120
$2,070
140
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
918
$2,096
141
Oklahoma
Autry Technology Center
722
$2,100
142
Oklahoma
Northwest Technology Center-Alva
124
$2,100
143
Oklahoma
Northwest Technology Center-Fairview
104
$2,100
144
Arizona
Mohave Community College
4,312
$2,112
145
New Mexico
Santa Fe Community College
4,581
$2,115
146
Arizona
Pima Community College
24,347
$2,142
147
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Afton
278
$2,150
148
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Pryor
273
$2,150
149
Florida
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
638
$2,160
150
North Carolina
Southwestern Community College
2,464
$2,213
151
North Carolina
College of the Albemarle
2,507
$2,239
152
California
Butte County Regional Occupational Program
75
$2,250
153
Montana
Fort Peck Community College
358
$2,250
154
North Dakota
Turtle Mountain Community College
567
$2,250
155
Montana
Chief Dull Knife College
186
$2,260
156
Utah
Tooele Technical College
446
$2,290
157
Kansas
Coffeyville Technical Campus
--
$2,304
158
Kansas
Columbus Technical Campus
--
$2,304
159
North Carolina
Guilford Technical Community College
10,072
$2,319
160
Arkansas
Northwest Technical Institute
175
$2,326
161
North Carolina
Catawba Valley Community College
4,827
$2,347
162
Arizona
Yavapai College
7,370
$2,360
163
North Carolina
Tri-County Community College
1,026
$2,363
164
Puerto Rico
Colegio Universitario de San Juan
1,480
$2,370
165
North Carolina
Randolph Community College
2,747
$2,373
166
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Claremore
304
$2,400
167
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Kansas
194
$2,400
168
Montana
Aaniiih Nakoda College
122
$2,410
169
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
2,686
$2,424
170
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
1,710
$2,424
171
North Carolina
Coastal Carolina Community College
4,030
$2,462
172
California
Brand College
29
$2,500
173
West Virginia
Fred W Eberle Technical Center
181
$2,500
174
Florida
Hillsborough Community College
27,626
$2,506
175
North Carolina
Richmond Community College
2,528
$2,516
176
North Carolina
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
3,495
$2,522
177
North Carolina
Wayne Community College
3,426
$2,524
178
North Carolina
Bladen Community College
1,141
$2,532
179
North Carolina
Brunswick Community College
1,425
$2,532
180
North Carolina
Montgomery Community College
925
$2,537
181
North Carolina
Surry Community College
3,236
$2,540
182
North Carolina
Isothermal Community College
1,929
$2,542
183
North Carolina
Central Carolina Community College
5,188
$2,544
184
North Carolina
Fayetteville Technical Community College
11,660
$2,544
185
North Carolina
Piedmont Community College
1,311
$2,544
186
Oklahoma
Southwest Technology Center
393
$2,550
187
North Carolina
Cleveland Community College
2,700
$2,552
188
North Carolina
Lenoir Community College
2,664
$2,558
189
North Carolina
Robeson Community College
1,935
$2,563
190
Florida
College of Central Florida
7,151
$2,570
191
North Carolina
James Sprunt Community College
1,219
$2,570
192
North Carolina
Wilkes Community College
2,665
$2,572
193
North Carolina
Wilson Community College
1,806
$2,572
194
North Carolina
Western Piedmont Community College
1,834
$2,577
195
Arizona
Central Arizona College
5,405
$2,580
196
North Carolina
Haywood Community College
1,344
$2,580
197
North Carolina
Davidson County Community College
3,627
$2,588
198
North Carolina
Southeastern Community College
1,450
$2,595
199
Tennessee
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
474
$2,596
200
Arkansas
Arkansas Northeastern College
1,474
$2,598

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Southwest Technology CenterCleveland Community CollegeTri-County Community CollegeHarris School of Business-DanburyDine CollegeBest Care CollegeSoutheastern Community CollegeAntelope Valley CollegeCity College of San FranciscoLos Angeles Southwest CollegeModesto Junior CollegeMy Le's Beauty CollegeRandolph Community CollegeClovis Community CollegeFred W Eberle Technical CenterScottsdale Community CollegeDiablo 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 CollegeUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusEast Los Angeles CollegeInstituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De San JuanImperial Valley CollegeCollege of the SequoiasLos Angeles Mission CollegeEl Camino Community College DistrictAaniiih Nakoda CollegeThe Healthcare InstituteColumbia CollegeNorthwest Technology Center-AlvaCopper Mountain Community CollegeCollege of AlamedaCentral Arizona CollegeRio Salado CollegeCuyamaca CollegeChief Dull Knife CollegeParadise Valley Community CollegeCatawba Valley Community CollegeCosumnes River CollegeInstituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De ManatiPalomar CollegeCaldwell Community College And Technical InstitutePamlico Community CollegeCentral Carolina Community CollegeLos Angeles City CollegeRichmond Community CollegePhoenix CollegeBrand CollegeClovis CollegeInternational College of CosmetologyMerritt CollegeChaffey CollegeSouthwestern Community CollegeMountainland Technical CollegeIrvine Valley CollegeBaldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWilson Community CollegeBakersfield CollegeGlendale Community CollegeCanada CollegePima Community CollegeCrowley's Ridge Technical InstituteTooele Technical CollegeSouth Mountain Community CollegeRobeson Community CollegeChandler-Gilbert Community CollegeFort Peck Community CollegeLas Positas CollegeAdvanced College-StocktonOhlone CollegeJames Sprunt Community CollegeNapa Valley CollegeWayne Community CollegeInstituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De PonceCoastline Community CollegeCollege of MarinCerritos CollegeHaywood Community CollegeAsian-American International Beauty CollegeSanta Fe Community CollegePentecostal Theological SeminaryCollege of the AlbemarleMohave Community CollegeBrunswick Community CollegeMonterey Peninsula CollegeHartnell CollegeHaskell Indian Nations UniversityEastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusEvergreen 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 CenterLos 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 CollegeBarstow Community CollegePasadena City CollegeCoffeyville Technical CampusNorthland Pioneer CollegeCentral New Mexico Community CollegeChabot CollegeLassen Community CollegeMoreno Valley CollegeDe Anza CollegeGolden West CollegeMcDowell Technical Community CollegeNortheast Technology Center-ClaremoreColumbus Technical CampusCoastal Carolina Community CollegeJupiter Beauty AcademyMiracosta College - San Elijo CampusMesa Community CollegeTohono O'Odham Community CollegeOrange Coast CollegeNew Mexico Junior CollegeGuilford Technical Community CollegeCollege of San MateoAutry Technology CenterWilkes 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-AlamogordoFeather River CollegeCollege of the DesertDurham 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 CollegeColegio Universitario De San JuanGrossmont CollegeNorthwest Technology Center-FairviewCollege Of Central FloridaNortheast Technology Center-KansasIsothermal Community CollegeMiracosta CollegeAmerican River CollegeNorthwest Technical InstituteCypress CollegeLenoir Community CollegeAdvance Beauty CollegeMoorpark CollegeGavilan CollegeLos Angeles Harbor CollegeDavis Technical CollegeUniversity Of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusSurry Community CollegeFoothill CollegePalo Verde CollegeMiami Lakes Educational Center And Technical CollegeCraven Community CollegeLaney CollegeCitrus CollegeButte CollegeDavidson County Community College

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