California Colleges By Net Cost

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California Colleges Ranked By Net Cost

Do you qualify for financial aid? Whether you're an in-state or out-of-state prospective student in California, it will be useful for you to consider net cost. What is net cost? In short, it is the amount charged to first-time full-time students after their financial aid has been deducted. Get an idea of how much you will have to pay out-of-pocket once your aid has been deducted by exploring California colleges with their respective net costs below. The more prepared you are financially, the better off you will be and the less you will have to worry about during and after college.

Rank	School Name	City	State	Net Cost	School Level	Retention Rate	Distance Learning
1	San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton	CA	$9,947	2 year	76.57%	Yes
2	Berkeley City College	Berkeley	CA	$9,939	2 year	52.77%	Yes
3	El Camino Community College District	Torrance	CA	$9,936	2 year	75.99%	Yes
4	Merced College	Merced	CA	$9,870	2 year	72.71%	Yes
5	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Pomona	CA	$9,824	4 year	88.83%	Yes
6	Golden West College	Huntington Beach	CA	$9,752	2 year	71.43%	Yes
7	Mission College	Santa Clara	CA	$9,725	2 year	68.99%	Yes
8	Los Medanos College	Pittsburg	CA	$9,691	2 year	76.7%	Yes
9	Cabrillo College	Aptos	CA	$9,635	2 year	70.44%	Yes
10	Chaffey College	Rancho Cucamonga	CA	$9,589	2 year	72.24%	Yes
11	Barstow Community College	Barstow	CA	$9,534	2 year	42.19%	Yes
12	Los Angeles Harbor College	Wilmington	CA	$9,523	2 year	74.17%	Yes
13	San Francisco State University	San Francisco	CA	$9,356	4 year	83.6%	Yes
14	Feather River Community College District	Quincy	CA	$9,254	2 year	52.69%	Yes
15	Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	CA	$9,231	2 year	73.09%	Yes
16	Mendocino College	Ukiah	CA	$9,194	2 year	58.47%	Yes
17	Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey	CA	$9,075	2 year	69.86%	Yes
18	College of Marin	Kentfield	CA	$9,020	2 year	65.15%	Yes
19	Modesto Junior College	Modesto	CA	$8,851	2 year	73.68%	Yes
20	Sierra College	Rocklin	CA	$8,759	2 year	67.21%	Yes
21	California State University-East Bay	Hayward	CA	$8,723	4 year	80.57%	Yes
22	College of the Desert	Palm Desert	CA	$8,683	2 year	74.43%	Yes
23	Los Angeles Mission College	Sylmar	CA	$8,627	2 year	70.85%	Yes
24	East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park	CA	$8,600	2 year	73.43%	Yes
25	Los Angeles Pierce College	Woodland Hills	CA	$8,568	2 year	74.82%	Yes

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