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What Santa Ana College costs

Santa Ana, California · Public · 22,485 undergrads

Santa Ana College's in-state sticker price was $16,063 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $7,224 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $7,080. Out-of-state students pay $9,888 more in tuition.

What does Santa Ana College cost?

$7,224 a year in-state

Out of state: about $17,112 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 $16,063.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$7,080
$30,000–$48,000$6,932
$48,000–$75,000$7,538
$75,000–$110,000$11,259
over $110,000Not reported

Out-of-state tuition is $11,076 a year, against $1,188 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $9,888 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$7,080$16,968
$30,000–$48,000$6,932$16,820
$48,000–$75,000$7,538$17,426
$75,000–$110,000$11,259$21,147
Over $110,000Not reportedNot reported

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $9,888 more in tuition that Santa Ana 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 56% off Santa Ana College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Santa Ana College cost less than San Diego Mesa College but more than Santa Monica College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Santa Ana College$7,538$7,224
Santa Monica College$2,372$1,693
Bakersfield CollegeNot reported$4,330
San Diego Mesa College$22,073$21,767

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$1,188
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$11,076
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$16,063
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $9,888 more in tuition at Santa Ana College and usually get less aid.

18%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$6,768
average grant for students who got aid.
0.7%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$9,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Santa Ana College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $7,080 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $16,063. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Santa Ana College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Santa Ana College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $6,932 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $16,063. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Santa Ana College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Santa Ana College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $7,538 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $16,063. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Santa Ana College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Santa Ana College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Santa Ana College is $11,076 a year, against $1,188 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $7,224 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $9,888 tuition gap gives about $17,112 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers