Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$14,301
$35,822
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$4,330
$21,767
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$14,410
$30,623
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Bakersfield College
San Diego Mesa College
Under $30,000
$4,330
$21,890
$30,000–$48,000
—
$14,214
$48,000–$75,000
—
$22,073
$75,000–$110,000
—
$25,039
Over $110,000
—
$35,822
After you start
Measure
Bakersfield College
San Diego Mesa College
Undergrads
17,280
16,098
Graduate within 6 years
23%
34%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$41,011
$50,947
Median debt at graduation
$9,914
$5,225
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers