Cheapest In-State Tuition in California
Ranked by in-state tuition & fees (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | In-state tuition & fees | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Valley College Saratoga, CA · Public | $0 | $3,423 | $51,688 |
| 2 | Barstow Community College Barstow, CA · Public | $1,104 | $12,773 | $35,104 |
| 3 | Taft College Taft, CA · Public | $1,108 | $2,823 | $38,861 |
| 4 | Woodland Community College Woodland, CA · Public | $1,124 | $8,356 | $40,042 |
| 5 | Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA · Public | $1,124 | $3,860 | $36,526 |
| 6 | Yuba College Marysville, CA · Public | $1,128 | $2,576 | $39,552 |
| 7 | Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA · Public | $1,131 | $8,516 | $36,657 |
| 8 | Compton College Compton, CA · Public | $1,142 | $12,647 | $34,181 |
| 9 | El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA · Public | $1,144 | $5,968 | $41,589 |
| 10 | Lassen Community College Susanville, CA · Public | $1,144 | $12,517 | $35,994 |
| 11 | San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA · Public | $1,146 | $3,337 | $48,224 |
| 12 | San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA · Public | $1,146 | $5,814 | $45,120 |
| 13 | San Diego City College San Diego, CA · Public | $1,146 | $7,935 | $38,503 |
| 14 | Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · Public | $1,148 | $1,115 | $34,487 |
| 15 | Cypress College Cypress, CA · Public | $1,150 | $4,606 | $43,533 |
| 16 | Fullerton College Fullerton, CA · Public | $1,150 | $6,134 | $43,366 |
| 17 | Chabot College Hayward, CA · Public | $1,150 | $9,053 | $48,143 |
| 18 | Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA · Public | $1,156 | $5,383 | $42,786 |
| 19 | Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · Public | $1,156 | $2,779 | $42,193 |
| 20 | Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · Public | $1,156 | $2,090 | $49,156 |
| 21 | Napa Valley College Napa, CA · Public | $1,156 | $14,644 | $49,517 |
| 22 | Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA · Public | $1,156 | $4,152 | $50,874 |
| 23 | MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA · Public | $1,158 | $7,339 | $43,845 |
| 24 | Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · Public | $1,164 | $2,129 | $44,956 |
| 25 | College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA · Public | $1,166 | $3,702 | $49,022 |
| 26 | Las Positas College Livermore, CA · Public | $1,168 | $5,377 | $51,088 |
| 27 | Solano Community College Fairfield, CA · Public | $1,172 | $4,669 | $44,170 |
| 28 | San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · Public | $1,180 | $2,407 | $43,212 |
| 29 | Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA · Public | $1,180 | $3,133 | $43,552 |
| 30 | Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · Public | $1,180 | $3,864 | $43,937 |
| 31 | Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Public | $1,184 | $5,672 | $42,975 |
| 32 | Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA · Public | $1,188 | $11,373 | $42,176 |
| 33 | Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA · Public | $1,188 | $11,331 | $42,553 |
| 34 | Glendale Community College Glendale, CA · Public | $1,191 | $8,365 | $41,540 |
| 35 | San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA · Public | $1,196 | $18,943 | $39,676 |
| 36 | Shasta College Redding, CA · Public | $1,197 | $2,878 | $39,269 |
| 37 | College of the Redwoods Eureka, CA · Public | $1,198 | $6,904 | $36,243 |
| 38 | Merced College Merced, CA · Public | $1,200 | $5,040 | $37,815 |
| 39 | Ohlone College Fremont, CA · Public | $1,202 | $11,130 | $54,278 |
| 40 | Citrus College Glendora, CA · Public | $1,204 | $4,135 | $42,065 |
| 41 | Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA · Public | $1,238 | $13,380 | $39,834 |
| 42 | West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA · Public | $1,238 | $9,634 | $38,537 |
| 43 | Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CA · Public | $1,238 | $13,250 | $41,133 |
| 44 | Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA · Public | $1,238 | $12,152 | $42,678 |
| 45 | Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CA · Public | $1,238 | $5,964 | $32,172 |
| 46 | Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CA · Public | $1,238 | $12,323 | $35,233 |
| 47 | Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA · Public | $1,238 | $10,261 | $36,190 |
| 48 | East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA · Public | $1,238 | $10,852 | $42,006 |
| 49 | Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA · Public | $1,238 | $13,270 | $44,521 |
| 50 | Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA · Public | $1,240 | $11,315 | $47,647 |
| 51 | College of Alameda Alameda, CA · Public | $1,258 | $8,496 | $42,563 |
| 52 | Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA · Public | $1,258 | $9,096 | $41,217 |
| 53 | Merritt College Oakland, CA · Public | $1,258 | $14,021 | $44,392 |
| 54 | Laney College Oakland, CA · Public | $1,258 | $17,110 | $37,282 |
| 55 | Cabrillo College Aptos, CA · Public | $1,270 | $15,843 | $44,114 |
| 56 | Skyline College San Bruno, CA · Public | $1,272 | $1,738 | $55,702 |
| 57 | Columbia College Sonora, CA · Public | $1,282 | $11,316 | $39,035 |
| 58 | Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · Public | $1,282 | $2,818 | $42,368 |
| 59 | Palo Verde College Blythe, CA · Public | $1,288 | $18,993 | $36,389 |
| 60 | Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA · Public | $1,288 | $5,981 | $42,446 |
| 61 | Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA · Public | $1,288 | $5,975 | $42,568 |
| 62 | Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA · Public | $1,288 | $6,614 | $42,214 |
| 63 | American River College Sacramento, CA · Public | $1,288 | $7,999 | $40,162 |
| 64 | Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA · Public | $1,312 | $9,490 | $40,850 |
| 65 | Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA · Public | $1,312 | $8,312 | $51,378 |
| 66 | Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA · Public | $1,312 | $7,443 | $42,454 |
| 67 | Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA · Public | $1,318 | $6,331 | $47,224 |
| 68 | College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA · Public | $1,326 | $15,728 | $39,020 |
| 69 | College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · Public | $1,332 | $536 | $54,172 |
| 70 | Grossmont College El Cajon, CA · Public | $1,332 | $5,311 | $40,309 |
| 71 | Canada College Redwood City, CA · Public | $1,332 | $32 | $50,087 |
| 72 | Fresno City College Fresno, CA · Public | $1,334 | $8,069 | $37,361 |
| 73 | Reedley College Reedley, CA · Public | $1,334 | $6,814 | $38,493 |
| 74 | Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA · Public | $1,344 | $12,671 | $40,060 |
| 75 | Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA · Public | $1,346 | $6,618 | $32,435 |
| 76 | Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA · Public | $1,350 | $12,124 | $46,047 |
| 77 | Palomar College San Marcos, CA · Public | $1,354 | $5,763 | $42,300 |
| 78 | Butte College Oroville, CA · Public | $1,356 | $5,520 | $41,810 |
| 79 | Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA · Public | $1,364 | $6,490 | $46,283 |
| 80 | Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA · Public | $1,364 | $16,341 | $44,483 |
| 81 | Cerritos College Norwalk, CA · Public | $1,364 | $2,424 | $41,156 |
| 82 | San Jose City College San Jose, CA · Public | $1,366 | $16,959 | $46,215 |
| 83 | Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA · Public | $1,366 | $12,414 | $53,077 |
| 84 | Clovis Community College Fresno, CA · Public | $1,378 | $4,590 | — |
| 85 | Madera Community College Madera, CA · Public | $1,378 | $4,179 | — |
| 86 | Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA · Public | $1,380 | $4,824 | $43,145 |
| 87 | Coalinga College Coalinga, CA · Public | $1,384 | $10,477 | $37,633 |
| 88 | Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA · Public | $1,384 | $18,306 | $34,963 |
| 89 | Lemoore College Lemoore, CA · Public | $1,384 | $10,832 | $40,292 |
| 90 | Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA · Public | $1,388 | $14,379 | $44,950 |
| 91 | Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, CA · Public | $1,390 | $9,105 | $33,281 |
| 92 | Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA · Public | $1,392 | $7,203 | $47,348 |
| 93 | College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA · Public | $1,394 | $480 | $39,092 |
| 94 | University of the People Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit | $1,400 | — | — |
| 95 | Hartnell College Salinas, CA · Public | $1,404 | $2,039 | $44,316 |
| 96 | Mendocino College Ukiah, CA · Public | $1,423 | $8,330 | $40,243 |
| 97 | Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · Public | $1,425 | $1,947 | $36,119 |
| 98 | Oxnard College Oxnard, CA · Public | $1,426 | $-1,128 | $41,393 |
| 99 | Moorpark College Moorpark, CA · Public | $1,426 | $-2,296 | $49,044 |
| 100 | Ventura College Ventura, CA · Public | $1,426 | $-982 | $43,430 |