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What Otero College costs

La Junta, Colorado · Public · 972 undergrads

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Otero College's in-state sticker price was $20,413 a year (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $12,602 on average after grants in 2022-23 (IPEDS); families earning under $30,000 paid $10,947. Out-of-state students pay $2,630 more in tuition.

What does Otero College cost?

$12,602 a year in-state

Out of state: about $15,232 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 $20,413.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$10,947
$30,000–$48,000$8,192
$48,000–$75,000$13,164
$75,000–$110,000$15,083
over $110,000$15,653

Out-of-state tuition is $7,048 a year, against $4,418 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $2,630 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$10,947$13,577
$30,000–$48,000$8,192$10,822
$48,000–$75,000$13,164$15,794
$75,000–$110,000$15,083$17,713
Over $110,000$15,653$18,283

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $2,630 more in tuition that Otero 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 46% off Otero College's sticker price.

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The sticker price

$4,418
Tuition, in state
$7,048
Tuition, out of state
$20,413
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $2,630 more in tuition at Otero College and usually get less aid.

34%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$7,781
average grant for students who got aid.
18%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$10,250
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Otero College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $10,947 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $20,413. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Otero College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Otero College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $8,192 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $20,413. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Otero College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Otero College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $13,164 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $20,413. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Otero College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Otero College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Otero College is $7,048 a year, against $4,418 for in-state students. In-state students who got federal aid paid $12,602 on average after grants in 2022-23. Adding the $2,630 tuition gap gives about $15,232 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