Cheapest Colleges in California

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Which California Colleges are the Cheapest?

It never hurts to save money on tuition when it comes to college, especially in California where costs in general are higher than the national average. Believe it or not, it is totally possible to have a quality education while paying low in-state tuition if you are a California resident. To help you with your college search, we have put together a list of California colleges with the lowest in-state tuition. Browse through it below to get a feel for the numbers and meet your future college!

Rank	School Name	City	State	Net Cost	School Level	Retention Rate	In-State Cost
1	Folsom Lake College	Folsom	CA	$10,660	2 year	73.01%	$0
2	Chabot College	Hayward	CA	$7,410	2 year	75.85%	$0
3	Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	CA	$9,231	2 year	73.09%	$0
4	American River College	Sacramento	CA	$7,838	2 year	69.9%	$0
5	Feather River Community College District	Quincy	CA	$9,254	2 year	52.69%	$0
6	Sacramento City College	Sacramento	CA	$7,659	2 year	69.54%	$0
7	San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino	CA	$7,655	2 year	65.92%	$0
8	City College of San Francisco	San Francisco	CA	$4,865	2 year	70.26%	$0
9	MiraCosta College	Oceanside	CA	$7,294	2 year	71.28%	$1,104
10	San Diego Miramar College	San Diego	CA	$7,799	2 year	70.33%	$1,104
11	Butte College	Oroville	CA	$5,929	2 year	69.87%	$1,104
12	Mission College	Santa Clara	CA	$9,725	2 year	68.99%	$1,104
13	Columbia College	Sonora	CA	$7,258	2 year	56.83%	$1,104
14	El Camino Community College District	Torrance	CA	$9,936	2 year	75.99%	$1,104
15	Reedley College	Reedley	CA	$4,848	2 year	66.4%	$1,104
16	Modesto Junior College	Modesto	CA	$8,851	2 year	73.68%	$1,104
17	College of the Canyons	Santa Clarita	CA	$6,846	2 year	75.55%	$1,104
18	Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey	CA	$9,075	2 year	69.86%	$1,104
19	Ohlone College	Fremont	CA	$12,083	2 year	76.95%	$1,104
20	Copper Mountain Community College	Joshua Tree	CA	$10,299	2 year	53.55%	$1,104
21	College of Alameda	Alameda	CA	$6,268	2 year	63.02%	$1,104
22	El Camino College-Compton Center	Compton	CA	$7,548	2 year	61.65%	$1,104
23	Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa	CA	$10,053	2 year	76.44%	$1,104
24	Santa Ana College	Santa Ana	CA	$6,024	2 year	71.13%	$1,104
25	Santiago Canyon College	Orange	CA	$4,914	2 year	76.94%	$1,104

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