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Cost of attendance

PCC provides an estimate of expenses for attending a standard academic year. These budgets are used as a basis for awarding financial aid. The amounts below are for planning purposes only. You won’t be billed for these amounts, and your actual expenses will vary based on living expenses and level of enrollment.

For more about tuition, including a calculator with part-time tuition costs, see tuition and fees.

2023-2024 full-time budgets

Resident student not living with parent 1 term 2 terms 3 terms 4 terms
Tuition & fees $1,680 $3,360 $5,040 $6,720
Books & supplies $570 $1,140 $1,710 $2,280
Food & housing $5,026 $10,052 $15,078 $20,104
Transportation $288 $576 $864 $1,152
Personal $699 $1,398 $2,097 $2,796
Total expenses $8,263 $16,526 $24,789 $33,052
Resident student living with parent 1 term 2 terms 3 terms 4 terms
Tuition & fees $1,680 $3,360 $5,040 $6,720
Books & supplies $570 $1,140 $1,710 $2,280
Food & housing $3,376 $6,752 $10,128 $13,504
Transportation $288 $576 $864 $1,152
Personal $699 $1,398 2,097 $2,796
Total expenses $6,613 $13,226 $19,839 $26,452

More budgets

For information about resident and non-resident status, see residency guidelines.

Resident student attending ¼ time (1-5 credits)
Resident student, ¼ time (1-5 credits) 1 term 2 terms 3 terms 4 terms
Tuition & fees $570 $1,140 $1,710 $2,280
Books & supplies (40% of full time) $228 $456 $684 $912
Food & housing $0 $0 $0 $0
Transportation $288 $576 $864 $2,556
Personal $0 $0 $0 $0
Total expenses $1,086 $2,172 $3,258 $5,748
Non-resident student not living with parent
Non-resident student not living with parent 1 term 2 terms 3 terms 4 terms
Tuition & fees $3,360 $6,720 $10,080 $13,440
Books & supplies $570 $1,140 $1,710 $2,280
Food & housing $5,026 $10,052 $15,078 $20,104
Transportation $288 $576 $864 $1,152
Personal $699 $1,398 $2,097 $2,796
Total expenses $9,943 $19,886 $29,829 $39,772
Non-resident student living with parent
Non-resident student living with parent 1 term 2 terms 3 terms 4 terms
Tuition & fees $3,360 $6,720 $10,080 $13,440
Books & supplies $570 $1,140 $1,710 $2,280
Food & housing $3,376 $6,752 $10,128 $13,504
Transportation $288 $576 $864 $1,152
Personal $699 $1,398 2,097 $2,796
Total expenses $8,293 $16,586 $24,879 $33,172
Non-resident student attending ¼ time (1-5 credits)
Non-resident student, ¼ time (1-5 credits) 1 term 2 terms 3 terms 4 terms
Tuition & fees $1,130 $2,260 $3,390 $4,520
Books & supplies (40% of full time) $228 $456 $684 $912
Food & housing $0 $0 $0 $0
Transportation $288 $576 $864 $1,152
Personal $0 $0 $0 $0
Total expenses $1,646 $3,292 $4,938 $6,584