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Cost of Attending YC
Yavapai College is one of the most affordable educational institutions in the state at $52 a credit hour, compared to an average of $404 at state’s three universities. Students can save more than $8,453 by attending Yavapai College for their first two years and then transferring to a state university.
Yavapai College
(12 credits per semester)
Tuition:
1st Semester: $624
2nd Semester: $624
Total: $1,248
State Universities
(7 or more credits)
Tuition:
1st Semester: $2,737
2nd Semester: $2,737
Total: $5,474
Savings:
77.2% or $8,453 for 2 years
Factors to Consider in Calculating the Cost of College
Tuition is only one factor to consider when evaluating the cost of college.
Other costs include:
- Room
- Board
- Books
- Personal & Transportation
Example of 2008- 09 Per Semester Expenses -12 credit hrs
| AZ Resident | WUE* | Non-resident | |
| Tuition | $624 | $936 | $3,959 |
| On-campus housing | $1,015 avg | $1,015 avg | $1,015 avg |
| Meals | $1,250 avg | $1,250 avg | $1,250 avg |
| Books (approx) | $500 | $500 | $500 |
| Personal | $788 | $788 | $788 |
| Transportation | $600 | $600 | $600 |
| Total | $4,777 | $5,089 | $8,112 |
*Western Undergraduate Exchange: reduced out-of-state tuition for new students who are residents of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming and who are enrolled in 7 or more credit hours.
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