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

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Roanoke-Chowan Community College | Southwest Technology Center | Cleveland Community College | Johnston Community College | Tri-County Community College | Harris School of Business-Danbury | Best Care College | Southeastern Community College | City College of San Francisco | Los Angeles Southwest 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 | Gaston College | Mt San Antonio College | Oxnard College | 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 | Galveston 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Stanly Community College | 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 | College of the Albemarle | Mohave Community College | Brunswick Community College | Monterey Peninsula College | Hartnell College | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Arizona Western College | Butte County Regional Occupational Program | Dixie Technical College | Long Beach City College | University Of New Mexico-Taos Campus | Hillsborough Community College | Green Country Technology Center | Infinity College | Atep At Ivc | Southwest Technical College | Montgomery Community College | Grossmont College | Northwest Technology Center-Fairview | Eastern Arizona College | Northeast Technology Center-Kansas | 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 | Surry Community 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 Arizona institutions of higher learning face among the lowest cost of attending two-year 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 by two-year schools 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
Oklahoma
Mid-America Technology Center
873
$522
4
Louisiana
Infinity College
102
$585
5
Utah
Mountainland Technical College
2,555
$585
6
California
Asian-American International Beauty College
468
$700
7
Massachusetts
Jupiter Beauty Academy
193
$715
8
California
Advance Beauty College
364
$800
9
California
Diamond Beauty College
167
$800
10
Texas
The Healthcare Institute
90
$820
11
Connecticut
Harris School of Business-Danbury
121
$900
12
Arizona
Tohono O'Odham Community College
400
$932
13
New Jersey
Best Care College
48
$987
14
New Mexico
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
366
$1,095
15
California
American River College
31,858
$1,104
16
California
Barstow Community College
3,077
$1,104
17
California
Cosumnes River College
14,120
$1,104
18
California
Folsom Lake College
8,682
$1,104
19
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan
636
$1,105
20
California
Copper Mountain Community College
1,844
$1,112
21
California
Imperial Valley College
8,449
$1,125
22
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati
647
$1,125
23
California
Lassen Community College
2,484
$1,127
24
Puerto Rico
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Ponce
349
$1,130
25
California
Las Positas College
8,989
$1,134
26
California
Fullerton College
24,124
$1,138
27
California
ATEP at IVC
--
$1,142
28
California
Chabot College
13,670
$1,142
29
California
El Camino College-Compton Center
7,422
$1,142
30
California
Irvine Valley College
13,395
$1,142
31
California
Napa Valley College
6,076
$1,142
32
California
Crafton Hills College
6,251
$1,144
33
California
El Camino Community College District
24,349
$1,144
34
California
Coastline Community College
11,172
$1,150
35
California
Merced College
10,912
$1,150
36
California
College of the Canyons
20,008
$1,156
37
California
College of the Siskiyous
2,111
$1,156
38
California
Ohlone College
9,273
$1,164
39
California
Columbia College
2,545
$1,166
40
California
Gavilan College
5,995
$1,166
41
California
Pasadena City College
27,324
$1,166
42
California
Chaffey College
22,508
$1,172
43
California
Long Beach City College
24,658
$1,174
44
California
Glendale Community College
14,598
$1,175
45
California
Monterey Peninsula College
7,816
$1,176
46
California
Golden West College
11,610
$1,178
47
California
College of the Redwoods
4,399
$1,182
48
California
Orange Coast College
22,156
$1,186
49
California
Citrus College
13,263
$1,190
50
California
Mission College
7,420
$1,192
51
California
International College of Cosmetology
159
$1,200
52
Tennessee
Allied Health Careers Institute
88
$1,200
53
California
East Los Angeles College
34,578
$1,220
54
California
Los Angeles City College
13,827
$1,220
55
California
Los Angeles Harbor College
8,861
$1,220
56
California
Los Angeles Mission College
9,765
$1,220
57
California
Los Angeles Pierce College
17,655
$1,220
58
California
Los Angeles Southwest College
5,848
$1,220
59
California
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
12,984
$1,220
60
California
Los Angeles Valley College
15,648
$1,220
61
California
Lake Tahoe Community College
2,108
$1,224
62
California
Berkeley City College
6,356
$1,254
63
California
College of Alameda
5,760
$1,254
64
California
Laney College
10,891
$1,254
65
California
Merritt College
6,952
$1,254
66
California
Cabrillo College
11,836
$1,270
67
California
Palo Verde College
4,041
$1,288
68
California
Cerro Coso Community College
5,725
$1,290
69
California
Clovis Community College
7,420
$1,304
70
California
Fresno City College
22,771
$1,304
71
California
Contra Costa College
6,727
$1,312
72
California
Diablo Valley College
19,775
$1,312
73
California
Los Medanos College
9,048
$1,312
74
California
College of the Desert
11,146
$1,335
75
California
Cuesta College
10,836
$1,338
76
California
Palomar College
23,848
$1,338
77
California
College of San Mateo
9,263
$1,344
78
California
Cerritos College
17,218
$1,346
79
Arkansas
Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute
164
$1,350
80
California
Mt San Antonio College
29,960
$1,350
81
California
Allan Hancock College
11,739
$1,352
82
California
Evergreen Valley College
9,575
$1,358
83
California
Canada College
6,152
$1,360
84
California
Butte College
11,386
$1,368
85
California
Cuyamaca College
9,424
$1,386
86
California
Grossmont College
18,288
$1,386
87
California
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
15,718
$1,386
88
California
Moorpark College
14,343
$1,388
89
California
Oxnard College
7,451
$1,388
90
California
College of the Sequoias
12,277
$1,390
91
California
Hartnell College
12,072
$1,420
92
California
Moreno Valley College
9,914
$1,420
93
California
Norco College
10,277
$1,420
94
California
Mendocino College
3,870
$1,423
95
California
Advanced College-Stockton
14
$1,438
96
California
College of Marin
5,749
$1,492
97
California
My Le's Beauty College
122
$1,500
98
New Mexico
San Juan College
7,030
$1,546
99
California
De Anza College
20,674
$1,561
100
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Campus
610
$1,580
101
New Mexico
Clovis Community College
3,114
$1,616
102
New Mexico
Central New Mexico Community College
24,442
$1,626
103
California
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education
400
$1,650
104
California
City College of San Francisco
26,299
$1,696
105
New Mexico
New Mexico Junior College
2,310
$1,776
106
Oklahoma
Meridian Technology Center
846
$1,800
107
Arizona
Northland Pioneer College
3,021
$1,866
108
North Carolina
Pamlico Community College
462
$1,867
109
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
2,097
$1,878
110
North Carolina
McDowell Technical Community College
1,043
$1,926
111
North Carolina
Pitt Community College
8,256
$1,930
112
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
1,360
$1,958
113
North Carolina
Durham Technical Community College
5,415
$1,958
114
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
2,194
$1,989
115
North Carolina
Craven Community College
3,021
$2,023
116
Arizona
Cochise County Community College District
3,907
$2,040
117
Michigan
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
154
$2,040
118
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Carlsbad
1,952
$2,068
119
Arizona
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
14,906
$2,070
120
Arizona
Estrella Mountain Community College
9,788
$2,070
121
Arizona
GateWay Community College
5,087
$2,070
122
Arizona
Glendale Community College
19,033
$2,070
123
Arizona
Mesa Community College
20,424
$2,070
124
Arizona
Paradise Valley Community College
8,447
$2,070
125
Arizona
Phoenix College
11,428
$2,070
126
Arizona
Rio Salado College
17,635
$2,070
127
Arizona
Scottsdale Community College
9,458
$2,070
128
Arizona
South Mountain Community College
4,120
$2,070
129
New Mexico
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
918
$2,096
130
Oklahoma
Autry Technology Center
722
$2,100
131
Oklahoma
Northwest Technology Center-Alva
124
$2,100
132
Oklahoma
Northwest Technology Center-Fairview
104
$2,100
133
Arizona
Mohave Community College
4,312
$2,112
134
New Mexico
Santa Fe Community College
4,581
$2,115
135
Arizona
Pima Community College
24,347
$2,142
136
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Afton
278
$2,150
137
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Pryor
273
$2,150
138
Florida
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
638
$2,160
139
North Carolina
Southwestern Community College
2,464
$2,213
140
North Carolina
College of the Albemarle
2,507
$2,239
141
California
Butte County Regional Occupational Program
75
$2,250
142
Montana
Fort Peck Community College
358
$2,250
143
Montana
Chief Dull Knife College
186
$2,260
144
Utah
Tooele Technical College
446
$2,290
145
Kansas
Coffeyville Technical Campus
--
$2,304
146
Kansas
Columbus Technical Campus
--
$2,304
147
North Carolina
Guilford Technical Community College
10,072
$2,319
148
Arkansas
Northwest Technical Institute
175
$2,326
149
North Carolina
Catawba Valley Community College
4,827
$2,347
150
Arizona
Yavapai College
7,370
$2,360
151
North Carolina
Tri-County Community College
1,026
$2,363
152
North Carolina
Randolph Community College
2,747
$2,373
153
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Claremore
304
$2,400
154
Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center-Kansas
194
$2,400
155
Montana
Aaniiih Nakoda College
122
$2,410
156
New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
2,686
$2,424
157
New Mexico
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
1,710
$2,424
158
North Carolina
Coastal Carolina Community College
4,030
$2,462
159
California
Brand College
29
$2,500
160
West Virginia
Fred W Eberle Technical Center
181
$2,500
161
Florida
Hillsborough Community College
27,626
$2,506
162
North Carolina
Richmond Community College
2,528
$2,516
163
North Carolina
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
3,495
$2,522
164
North Carolina
Wayne Community College
3,426
$2,524
165
North Carolina
Bladen Community College
1,141
$2,532
166
North Carolina
Brunswick Community College
1,425
$2,532
167
North Carolina
Montgomery Community College
925
$2,537
168
North Carolina
Surry Community College
3,236
$2,540
169
North Carolina
Isothermal Community College
1,929
$2,542
170
North Carolina
Central Carolina Community College
5,188
$2,544
171
North Carolina
Fayetteville Technical Community College
11,660
$2,544
172
North Carolina
Piedmont Community College
1,311
$2,544
173
Oklahoma
Southwest Technology Center
393
$2,550
174
North Carolina
Cleveland Community College
2,700
$2,552
175
North Carolina
Lenoir Community College
2,664
$2,558
176
North Carolina
Robeson Community College
1,935
$2,563
177
North Carolina
James Sprunt Community College
1,219
$2,570
178
North Carolina
Wilkes Community College
2,665
$2,572
179
North Carolina
Wilson Community College
1,806
$2,572
180
North Carolina
Western Piedmont Community College
1,834
$2,577
181
Arizona
Central Arizona College
5,405
$2,580
182
North Carolina
Haywood Community College
1,344
$2,580
183
North Carolina
Davidson County Community College
3,627
$2,588
184
North Carolina
Southeastern Community College
1,450
$2,595
185
Arkansas
Arkansas Northeastern College
1,474
$2,598
186
North Carolina
Sandhills Community College
4,206
$2,598
187
Oklahoma
Green Country Technology Center
329
$2,625
188
Oklahoma
Moore Norman Technology Center
1,505
$2,625
189
Texas
San Jacinto College-South Campus
--
$2,628
190
Texas
San Jacinto Community College
30,509
$2,628
191
North Carolina
Edgecombe Community College
2,198
$2,640
192
North Carolina
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
791
$2,642
193
Utah
Dixie Technical College
639
$2,644
194
Texas
Galveston College
2,208
$2,650
195
North Carolina
Johnston Community College
4,152
$2,657
196
North Carolina
Stanly Community College
2,540
$2,673
197
Georgia
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
1,452
$2,678
198
Arizona
Eastern Arizona College
6,365
$2,700
199
North Carolina
Gaston College
5,172
$2,704
200
Arizona
Arizona Western College
7,557
$2,720

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeSouthwest Technology CenterCleveland Community CollegeJohnston Community CollegeTri-County Community CollegeHarris School of Business-DanburyBest Care CollegeSoutheastern Community CollegeCity College of San FranciscoLos Angeles Southwest 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 CollegeGaston CollegeMt San Antonio CollegeOxnard CollegeUniversity of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusEast Los Angeles CollegeInstituto Tecnologico De Puerto Rico-Recinto De San JuanMoore Norman Technology CenterImperial Valley CollegeGalveston 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 CollegeSan Jacinto Community 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 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-StocktonStanly Community CollegeOhlone 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 CollegeCollege of the AlbemarleMohave Community CollegeBrunswick Community CollegeMonterey Peninsula CollegeHartnell CollegeEastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusEvergreen Valley CollegeMeridian Technology CenterLake Tahoe Community CollegeCuesta CollegeMission CollegeCollege of the SiskiyousContra Costa CollegeEstrella 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 AcademyMesa Community CollegeTohono O'Odham Community CollegeOrange Coast CollegeNew Mexico Junior CollegeGuilford Technical Community CollegeCollege of San MateoAutry Technology CenterSan 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 CollegeArizona Western CollegeButte County Regional Occupational ProgramDixie Technical CollegeLong Beach City CollegeUniversity Of New Mexico-Taos CampusHillsborough Community CollegeGreen Country Technology CenterInfinity CollegeAtep At IvcSouthwest Technical CollegeMontgomery Community CollegeGrossmont CollegeNorthwest Technology Center-FairviewEastern Arizona CollegeNortheast Technology Center-KansasIsothermal Community CollegeAmerican River CollegeNorthwest Technical InstituteLenoir Community CollegeSandhills Community CollegeAdvance Beauty CollegeMoorpark CollegeGavilan CollegeLos Angeles Harbor CollegeDavis Technical CollegeUniversity Of New Mexico-Los Alamos CampusSurry Community CollegePalo Verde CollegeMiami Lakes Educational Center And Technical CollegeCraven Community CollegeLaney CollegeCitrus CollegeButte CollegeDavidson County Community College

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