Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$17,519
$14,829
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$7,225
$5,238
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$14,953
$15,040
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Shasta College
West Los Angeles College
Under $30,000
$7,072
$5,214
$30,000–$48,000
$6,268
$5,306
$48,000–$75,000
$10,433
$1,872
$75,000–$110,000
$12,833
$11,187
After you start
Measure
Shasta College
West Los Angeles College
Undergrads
6,128
7,284
Graduate within 6 years
29%
21%
Come back for year two
100%
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Median earnings 10 years after starting
$43,608
$45,826
Median debt at graduation
$14,750
$12,970
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