Federal data

Lowest net price public two-year colleges in California

California public two-year colleges, ranked by average net price, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report a net price for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAverage net priceCompletions
1Oxnard CollegeOxnardPublic, 2-year$-1,1283,032
2Ventura CollegeVenturaPublic, 2-year$-9824,984
3Canada CollegeRedwood CityPublic, 2-year$32645
4College of the SequoiasVisaliaPublic, 2-year$4803,332
5College of San MateoSan MateoPublic, 2-year$5361,285
6Imperial Valley CollegeImperialPublic, 2-year$1,1152,933
7Victor Valley CollegeVictorvillePublic, 2-year$1,9474,928
8Hartnell CollegeSalinasPublic, 2-year$2,0392,164
9Irvine Valley CollegeIrvinePublic, 2-year$2,0904,747
10Santiago Canyon CollegeOrangePublic, 2-year$2,1293,749
11San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonPublic, 2-year$2,4073,741
12Cerritos CollegeNorwalkPublic, 2-year$2,4248,161
13Yuba CollegeMarysvillePublic, 2-year$2,5761,536
14San Diego Miramar CollegeSan DiegoPublic, 2-year$3,3371,899
15West Valley CollegeSaratogaPublic, 2-year$3,4232,131
16College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaPublic, 2-year$3,7024,714
17Pasadena City CollegePasadenaPublic, 2-year$3,8648,485
18Citrus CollegeGlendoraPublic, 2-year$4,1353,566
19Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoPublic, 2-year$4,1528,781
20Madera Community CollegeMaderaPublic, 2-year$4,179836
21Clovis Community CollegeFresnoPublic, 2-year$4,5902,554
22Golden West CollegeHuntington BeachPublic, 2-year$4,8245,486
23Merced CollegeMercedPublic, 2-year$5,0403,266
24Mission CollegeSanta ClaraPublic, 2-year$5,0801,982
25Norco CollegeNorcoPublic, 2-year$5,1692,066

Net price can be zero or negative when grants exceed the cost of attendance. Figures cover students who received federal aid, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026).

How to read this. Net price is an average across aided students at each college, not a fixed price every student pays. Completions shown alongside it are total awards conferred in the latest IPEDS year on file, not enrollment.