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Most affordable community colleges in Ohio

14 community colleges in Ohio report net price data, ranging from $672 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $8,105. Ohio'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 Ohio

$8,105

National median for community colleges

$6,359

community colleges reporting in Ohio

14

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

1

Eastern Gateway Community College

OH

Net price

$672

Receive grant aid

100%

2

Cuyahoga Community College District

OH

Net price

$4,675

Receive grant aid

74%

3

Net price

$6,260

Receive grant aid

91%

4

Stark State College

OH

Net price

$6,740

Receive grant aid

91%

5

Columbus State Community College

OH

Net price

$6,842

Receive grant aid

65%

6

Lakeland Community College

OH

Net price

$7,501

Receive grant aid

56%

7

Edison State Community College

OH

Net price

$7,651

Receive grant aid

85%

8

University of Akron Wayne College

OH

Net price

$8,559

Receive grant aid

90%

9

Owens Community College

OH

Net price

$9,294

Receive grant aid

64%

10

Southern State Community College

OH

Net price

$10,764

Receive grant aid

75%

11

Northwest State Community College

OH

Net price

$10,871

Receive grant aid

83%

12

Terra State Community College

OH

Net price

$11,510

Receive grant aid

80%

13

Hocking College

OH

Net price

$12,334

Receive grant aid

74%

14

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

OH

Net price

$16,887

Receive grant aid

69%

What makes a school affordable here

In Ohio, 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 Eastern Gateway Community College, the most affordable on this list, 100% 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 →