Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$17,443
$28,892
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$7,341
$18,421
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$8,771
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What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Lower Columbia College
Renton Technical College
Under $30,000
$6,526
$18,270
$30,000–$48,000
$7,131
$16,397
$48,000–$75,000
$6,063
$18,122
$75,000–$110,000
$9,629
$22,503
Over $110,000
$14,534
$26,677
After you start
Measure
Lower Columbia College
Renton Technical College
Undergrads
1,932
1,783
Graduate within 6 years
25%
55%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$45,498
$56,634
Median debt at graduation
$16,320
$7,920
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