Most Affordable Community Colleges in Nebraska
Two-year colleges, ranked by what students actually pay after aid. These are usually the cheapest route to the first two years of a degree, and credits often transfer to a four-year school.
6 community colleges in Nebraska are listed here, 6 of them reporting a net price. They run from $4,982 a year at Metropolitan Community College Area to $9,171 at Southeast Community College Area, with a middle of about $7,024.
The cheapest are Metropolitan Community College Area, Mid-Plains Community College and Western Nebraska Community College. A low average is not a low bill for everyone — aid depends on your family's income — but it is where to start.
Community colleges in Nebraska, cheapest first · 6
Average net price per year after grants and scholarships, with the share of students on federal Pell grants where reported. Schools publishing no net price are listed last.
- Metropolitan Community College Area
- Mid-Plains Community College
- Western Nebraska Community College
- Central Community College
- Northeast Community College
- Southeast Community College Area
Questions families ask
- What is the most affordable community college in Nebraska?
- By average net price — what students actually pay per year after grants and scholarships — it is Metropolitan Community College Area at about $4,982 a year. That is an average across all students there; your own cost depends on your family's income, so check the school's net price calculator.
- What is the difference between sticker price and net price?
- Sticker price is the published tuition before any aid. Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted — not loans, which you pay back. Net price is usually far lower, and at expensive private colleges the gap can be tens of thousands a year, which is why every figure on this page is net price rather than tuition.
- How much do community colleges in Nebraska cost on average?
- Across the 6 community colleges in Nebraska that report a figure, the middle of the range is about $7,024 a year after aid, running from $4,982 to $9,171.
- What does the Pell grant percentage mean?
- It is the share of undergraduates at that school receiving a federal Pell grant — need-based aid that does not have to be repaid. A higher share usually means the school enrols more students from lower-income families. Across the community colleges listed here it runs from 16% to 27%, with a middle of about 19%. It is the only aid figure the Department of Education publishes per school, so it is the only one shown.
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