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Most affordable community colleges in Nebraska

8 community colleges in Nebraska report net price data, ranging from $4,691 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $7,664. Nebraska's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Nebraska

$7,664

National median for community colleges

$6,359

community colleges reporting in Nebraska

8

The most affordable community colleges in Nebraska, ranked by net price

1

Metropolitan Community College Area

NE

Net price

$4,691

Receive grant aid

78%

2

Western Nebraska Community College

NE

Net price

$5,958

Receive grant aid

84%

3

Mid-Plains Community College

NE

Net price

$7,223

Receive grant aid

84%

4

Central Community College

NE

Net price

$7,317

Receive grant aid

81%

5

Southeast Community College Area

NE

Net price

$8,011

Receive grant aid

71%

6

Northeast Community College

NE

Net price

$8,508

Receive grant aid

68%

7

Little Priest Tribal College

NE

Net price

$11,072

Receive grant aid

82%

8

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

NE

Net price

$13,757

Receive grant aid

72%

What makes a school affordable here

In Nebraska, the most affordable community colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Metropolitan Community College Area, the most affordable on this list, 78% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →