Arapahoe Community College's in-state sticker price was $16,730 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $8,551 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $5,486. Out-of-state students pay $13,040 more in tuition.
What does Arapahoe Community College cost?
$8,551 a year in-state
Out of state: about $21,591 a year
What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $16,730.
Tap your family income:
Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000
$5,486
$30,000–$48,000
$5,901
$48,000–$75,000
$7,150
$75,000–$110,000
$10,779
over $110,000
$15,248
Sticker, in-state
$16,730
In-state, with aid
$8,551
At your income
Out-of-state tuition is $17,666 a year, against $4,626 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $13,040 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.
Family income
In-state, average paid
Out of state, estimate
Under $30,000
$5,486
$18,526
$30,000–$48,000
$5,901
$18,941
$48,000–$75,000
$7,150
$20,190
$75,000–$110,000
$10,779
$23,819
Over $110,000
$15,248
$28,288
The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $13,040 more in tuition that Arapahoe Community College charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 67% off Arapahoe Community College's sticker price.
Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Arapahoe Community College's own calculator can.
Compared with colleges people also look at
For families earning $48,000–75,000, Arapahoe Community College cost more than Community College of Denver, Red Rocks Community College and Aims Community College.
Out-of-state students pay $13,040 more in tuition at Arapahoe Community College and usually get less aid.
Aid and debt
11%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$8,117
average grant for students who got aid.
7%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$13,000
median federal debt at graduation.
Questions people ask
How much does Arapahoe Community College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $5,486 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $16,730. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Arapahoe Community College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Arapahoe Community College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $5,901 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $16,730. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Arapahoe Community College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Arapahoe Community College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $7,150 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $16,730. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Arapahoe Community College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Arapahoe Community College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Arapahoe Community College is $17,666 a year, against $4,626 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $8,551 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $13,040 tuition gap gives about $21,591 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from
Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
