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What Northwest Shoals Community College costs

Muscle Shoals, Alabama · Public · 4,136 undergrads

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Northwest Shoals Community College's in-state sticker price was $10,894 a year (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $3,931 on average after grants in 2022-23 (IPEDS); families earning under $30,000 paid $2,155. Out-of-state students pay $3,810 more in tuition.

What does Northwest Shoals Community College cost?

$3,931 a year in-state

Out of state: about $7,741 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2022-23. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $10,894.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$2,155
$30,000–$48,000$3,208
$48,000–$75,000$6,433
$75,000–$110,000$8,603
over $110,000$8,125

Out-of-state tuition is $8,881 a year, against $5,071 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $3,810 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2022-23, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$2,155$5,965
$30,000–$48,000$3,208$7,018
$48,000–$75,000$6,433$10,243
$75,000–$110,000$8,603$12,413
Over $110,000$8,125$11,935

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $3,810 more in tuition that Northwest Shoals Community College charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 80% off Northwest Shoals Community College's sticker price.

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The sticker price

$5,071
Tuition, in state
$8,881
Tuition, out of state
$10,894
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $3,810 more in tuition at Northwest Shoals Community College and usually get less aid.

28%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$3,215
average grant for students who got aid.
24%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$10,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Northwest Shoals Community College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $2,155 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $10,894. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Northwest Shoals Community College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Northwest Shoals Community College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $3,208 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $10,894. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Northwest Shoals Community College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Northwest Shoals Community College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $6,433 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $10,894. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Northwest Shoals Community College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Northwest Shoals Community College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Northwest Shoals Community College is $8,881 a year, against $5,071 for in-state students. In-state students who got federal aid paid $3,931 on average after grants in 2022-23. Adding the $3,810 tuition gap gives about $7,741 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers