Most Affordable Community Colleges in Oklahoma
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.
12 community colleges in Oklahoma are listed here, 12 of them reporting a net price. They run from $4,739 a year at Oklahoma City Community College to $14,628 at Seminole State College, with a middle of about $10,830.
The cheapest are Oklahoma City Community College, Northern Oklahoma College and Redlands 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 Oklahoma, cheapest first · 12
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.
- Oklahoma City Community College
- Northern Oklahoma College
- Redlands Community College
- Tulsa Community College
- Western Oklahoma State College
- Connors State College
- Eastern Oklahoma State College
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
- Rose State College
- Murray State College
- Carl Albert State College
- Seminole State College
Questions families ask
- What is the most affordable community college in Oklahoma?
- By average net price — what students actually pay per year after grants and scholarships — it is Oklahoma City Community College at about $4,739 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 Oklahoma cost on average?
- Across the 12 community colleges in Oklahoma that report a figure, the middle of the range is about $10,830 a year after aid, running from $4,739 to $14,628.
- 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 22% to 54%, with a middle of about 36%. It is the only aid figure the Department of Education publishes per school, so it is the only one shown.
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