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Cost of Attendance

2024 - 2025  Cost of Attendance

The following Cost of Attendance is the estimated cost of attending Orange Coast College for an academic year. There are direct costs such as tuition fees and indirect costs such as books & supplies, transportation, and personal expenses. This is not a bill. This is a general estimate of expenses for students attending Orange Coast College.

FALL & SPRING BUDGET

Fall & Spring 9-Month Budget – Full-Time Enrollment

  • Based upon an average of 14 units per semester
  • Non-Resident Tuition: $381 per unit + $31 per unit Capital Outlay
  • Resident Tuition: $46 per unit

Fall & Spring 9-Month Budget - Full-Time Enrollment

​Budget Items
​With Parents
Off Campus
​On Campus
On-Campus w/ Dependents
Resident Enrollment Fee $1,288 $1,288 ​$1,288 $1288
Student Health Fee $52 $52 $52 $52
Non-Resident Tuition & Capital Outlay $11,536 $11,536 $11,536 $11,536
Food & Housing $11,743 $23,659 $19,159 $25,459
Books, Course Materials,Supplies & Equipment $1,465 $1,465 $1,465 $1,465
Transportation $1,764 $1,764 $1,175 $1,175
Miscellaneous Personal Expenses $3,609 $4,428 ​$4,428 $4,428
Total Resident $19,921 $32,656 $27,567 $33,867
Total Non-Resident $30,169 $42,904 $37,815 $44,115

SUMMER BUDGET

Summer Budget – Half-Time Enrollment

  • Based upon an average of 7 units per semester
  • Non-Resident Tuition: $381 per unit + $31 per unit Capital Outlay
  • Resident Tuition: $46 per unit

Summer Budget - Half-Time Enrollment

​Budget Items
With Parents
Off Campus
​On Campus
On-campus w/ Dependents
Resident Enrollment Fee $322 $322 ​$322 $322
Student Health Fee $18 $18 $18 $18
Non-Resident Tuition & Capital Outlay $2,884 $2,884 $2,884 $2,884
Food & Housing $5,872 $11,830 $9,580 $12,730
Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment $733 $733 $733 $733
Transportation $882 $882 $588 $588
Miscellaneous Personal Expenses $1,805 $2,214 ​$2,214 $2,214
Total Resident $9,631 $15,998 $13,454 $16,605
Total Non-Resident $12,193 $18,560 $16,016 $19,167

For further information, please visit the Coast Community College District.  

The expense budgets shown on this table are based upon average expenses reported by students at the University of California, California State University, California independent institutions, and California Community Colleges in the 2006-07 Student Expenses and Resources Survey (SEARS), adjusted for ten years of inflation or deflation. Private career college data are from the 2003-04 SEARS, adjusted for 13 years of inflation or deflation.​

Net Price Calculator

The net price calculator is a tool for students and parents to use to get an estimate of what it may cost to attend Orange Coast College each year. The "net price" (cost of attendance minus grants and scholarships) is the amount students and/or their families will have to cover with work, savings, and/or loans. 

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