List of Cheapest Colleges and Universities in California (CA) (Lowest Tuition, In-State)
By Size Or Age |
By Cost |
By Demographic |
| Institution Name | City | State | In-State | Out-of-State | # of Students | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills College-Coalinga | Coalinga | CA | $480.00 | $4,632.00 | 2,833 | Visit Site |
| West Hills College-Lemoore | Lemoore | CA | $480.00 | $4,632.00 | 3,833 | Visit Site |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | CA | $490.00 | $4,174.00 | 10,149 | Visit Site |
| Cerro Coso Community College | Ridgecrest | CA | $501.00 | $5,040.00 | 4,577 | Visit Site |
| Coastline Community College | Fountain Valley | CA | $501.00 | $4,165.00 | 9,316 | Visit Site |
| Copper Mountain Community College | Joshua Tree | CA | $501.00 | $3,840.00 | 1,673 | Visit Site |
| Napa Valley College | Napa | CA | $506.00 | $4,346.00 | 7,169 | Visit Site |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | CA | $508.00 | $4,662.00 | 21,624 | Visit Site |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | CA | $508.00 | $4,848.00 | 20,719 | Visit Site |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | CA | $508.00 | $4,420.00 | 33,514 | Visit Site |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | CA | $508.00 | $4,310.00 | 28,958 | Visit Site |
| Santiago Canyon College | Orange | CA | $508.00 | $4,420.00 | 14,085 | Visit Site |
| Golden West College | Huntington Beach | CA | $509.00 | $4,181.00 | 13,354 | Visit Site |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | CA | $509.00 | $4,181.00 | 24,424 | Visit Site |
| Reedley College | Reedley | CA | $510.00 | $4,662.00 | 12,158 | Visit Site |
| Porterville College | Porterville | CA | $514.00 | $5,074.00 | 3,773 | Visit Site |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | CA | $518.00 | $5,078.00 | 17,405 | Visit Site |
| MiraCosta College | Oceanside | CA | $518.00 | $4,430.00 | 10,682 | Visit Site |
| Southwestern College | Chula Vista | CA | $518.00 | $4,430.00 | 20,153 | Visit Site |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | CA | $520.00 | $4,632.00 | 2,906 | Visit Site |
| Columbia College | Sonora | CA | $520.00 | $4,672.00 | 2,734 | Visit Site |
| Sierra College | Rocklin | CA | $520.00 | $4,672.00 | 18,859 | Visit Site |
| Mendocino College | Ukiah | CA | $521.00 | $4,481.00 | 4,347 | Visit Site |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | CA | $522.00 | $4,674.00 | 18,546 | Visit Site |
| Rio Hondo College | Whittier | CA | $525.00 | $4,672.00 | 21,041 | Visit Site |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey | CA | $532.00 | $4,684.00 | 9,238 | Visit Site |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | CA | $532.00 | $4,684.00 | 29,842 | Visit Site |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | CA | $545.00 | $4,505.00 | 16,827 | Visit Site |
| Merced College | Merced | CA | $548.00 | $4,124.00 | 10,890 | Visit Site |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | CA | $548.00 | $4,660.00 | 26,672 | Visit Site |
| Shasta College | Redding | CA | $553.00 | $4,537.00 | 9,102 | Visit Site |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | CA | $558.00 | $5,056.00 | 18,736 | Visit Site |
| Lassen Community College | Susanville | CA | $560.00 | $5,124.00 | 1,829 | Visit Site |
| Palo Verde College | Blythe | CA | $560.00 | $4,884.00 | 3,831 | Visit Site |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | CA | $560.00 | $4,712.00 | 18,668 | Visit Site |
| Berkeley City College | Berkeley | CA | $564.00 | $5,380.00 | 5,287 | Visit Site |
| College of Alameda | Alameda | CA | $564.00 | $5,380.00 | 5,979 | Visit Site |
| Laney College | Oakland | CA | $564.00 | $564.00 | 11,745 | Visit Site |
| Merritt College | Oakland | CA | $564.00 | $5,380.00 | 6,944 | Visit Site |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo | CA | $570.00 | $5,415.00 | 7,147 | Visit Site |
| Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill | CA | $570.00 | $5,415.00 | 19,768 | Visit Site |
| Los Medanos College | Pittsburg | CA | $570.00 | $5,415.00 | 8,360 | Visit Site |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | CA | $572.00 | $4,466.00 | 46,411 | Visit Site |
| Hartnell College | Salinas | CA | $575.00 | $4,799.00 | 9,890 | Visit Site |
| Chabot College | Hayward | CA | $586.00 | $5,320.00 | 13,229 | Visit Site |
| San Diego City College | San Diego | CA | $586.00 | $4,498.00 | 17,013 | Visit Site |
| San Diego Mesa College | San Diego | CA | $586.00 | $4,498.00 | 21,437 | Visit Site |
| San Diego Miramar College | San Diego | CA | $586.00 | $4,498.00 | 10,650 | Visit Site |
| San Jose City College | San Jose | CA | $588.00 | $5,712.00 | 9,805 | Visit Site |
| American River College | Sacramento | CA | $590.00 | $5,434.00 | 33,821 | Visit Site |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | CA | $590.00 | $5,434.00 | 12,967 | Visit Site |
| Folsom Lake College | Folsom | CA | $590.00 | $5,434.00 | 8,193 | Visit Site |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento | CA | $590.00 | $5,434.00 | 24,596 | Visit Site |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | CA | $592.00 | $4,184.00 | 18,371 | Visit Site |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | CA | $594.00 | $5,137.00 | 8,597 | Visit Site |
| Lake Tahoe Community College | South Lake Tahoe | CA | $597.00 | $6,210.00 | 2,576 | Visit Site |
| Crafton Hills College | Yucaipa | CA | $599.00 | $5,499.00 | 5,382 | Visit Site |
| Antelope Valley College | Lancaster | CA | $600.00 | $600.00 | 13,312 | Visit Site |
| Cypress College | Cypress | CA | $600.00 | $4,860.00 | 13,592 | Visit Site |
| Mt. San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | CA | $600.00 | $2,160.00 | 14,197 | Visit Site |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | CA | $600.00 | $5,164.00 | 27,222 | Visit Site |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | CA | $600.00 | $5,662.00 | 25,626 | Visit Site |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos | CA | $602.00 | $5,474.00 | 15,114 | Visit Site |
| Evergreen Valley College | San Jose | CA | $602.00 | $5,726.00 | 8,707 | Visit Site |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | CA | $606.00 | $6,234.00 | 11,697 | Visit Site |
| Canada College | Redwood City | CA | $608.00 | $4,732.00 | 5,764 | Visit Site |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | CA | $608.00 | $4,528.00 | 22,273 | Visit Site |
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo | CA | $608.00 | $4,732.00 | 10,516 | Visit Site |
| College of the Redwoods | Eureka | CA | $608.00 | $5,768.00 | 6,025 | Visit Site |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | CA | $608.00 | $6,202.00 | 9,805 | Visit Site |
| Feather River Community College District | Quincy | CA | $614.00 | $5,654.00 | 1,688 | Visit Site |
| Mission College | Santa Clara | CA | $614.00 | $4,898.00 | 8,832 | Visit Site |
| Taft College | Taft | CA | $615.00 | $5,415.00 | 9,328 | Visit Site |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | CA | $620.00 | $5,590.00 | 13,176 | Visit Site |
| West Valley College | Saratoga | CA | $620.00 | $4,904.00 | 11,210 | Visit Site |
| College of the Siskiyous | Weed | CA | $624.00 | $5,550.00 | 2,782 | Visit Site |
| Cuyamaca College | El Cajon | CA | $625.00 | $5,352.00 | 9,358 | Visit Site |
| Grossmont College | El Cajon | CA | $625.00 | $5,352.00 | 17,359 | Visit Site |
| Riverside Community College | Riverside | CA | $628.00 | $5,904.00 | 30,961 | Visit Site |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | CA | $630.00 | $4,914.00 | 21,632 | Visit Site |
| Citrus College | Glendora | CA | $632.00 | $4,224.00 | 11,467 | Visit Site |
| College of Marin | Kentfield | CA | $636.00 | $5,406.00 | 6,476 | Visit Site |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | CA | $638.00 | $5,168.00 | 17,499 | Visit Site |
| Moorpark College | Moorpark | CA | $644.00 | $5,894.00 | 14,495 | Visit Site |
| Oxnard College | Oxnard | CA | $644.00 | $5,894.00 | 6,803 | Visit Site |
| Ventura College | Ventura | CA | $644.00 | $5,894.00 | 12,603 | Visit Site |
| Ohlone College | Fremont | CA | $650.00 | $4,922.00 | 11,083 | Visit Site |
| Gavilan College | Gilroy | CA | $676.00 | $4,852.00 | 6,049 | Visit Site |
| Solano Community College | Fairfield | CA | $690.00 | $5,880.00 | 11,163 | Visit Site |
| Yuba College | Marysville | CA | $692.00 | $5,340.00 | 9,904 | Visit Site |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | CA | $693.00 | $5,508.00 | 24,115 | Visit Site |
| Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles | CA | $702.00 | $5,585.00 | 17,204 | Visit Site |
| Los Angeles Harbor College | Wilmington | CA | $702.00 | $5,585.00 | 8,850 | Visit Site |
| Los Angeles Mission College | Sylmar | CA | $702.00 | $5,585.00 | 8,493 | Visit Site |
| Los Angeles Pierce College | Woodland Hills | CA | $702.00 | $5,585.00 | 19,526 | Visit Site |
| Los Angeles Southwest College | Los Angeles | CA | $702.00 | $5,585.00 | 6,095 | Visit Site |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | CA | $702.00 | $5,585.00 | 13,194 | Visit Site |
| Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Glen | CA | $702.00 | $5,585.00 | 17,264 | Visit Site |
| West Los Angeles College | Culver City | CA | $702.00 | $5,585.00 | 9,975 | Visit Site |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | CA | $710.00 | $5,270.00 | 8,682 | Visit Site |
