Cost of Attendance

2024 - 2025

The cost of attendance (COA) is the estimated total amount it will cost you to go to Coastline College for that year. The COA includes tuition and fees; housing and food allowance for off-campus students; and allowances for books, supplies, transportation, loan fees, and - if applicable - dependent care. It can also include other expenses like an allowance for the rental or purchase of a personal computer, costs related to a disability, or costs for eligible study-abroad programs.

9 Month Budget - Full-Time Enrollment

• Based upon an average of 14 units per semester
• Non-Resident Tuition: $439 per unit
• Resident Tuition: $46 per unit

9 Month Budget - Less than 1/2 Time

• Based upon 4 units, actual budget adjusted per unit
• Non-Resident Tuition: $439 per unit
• Resident Tuition: $46 per unit

Summer Budget - Half-Time Enrollment

• Based upon an average of 7 units per semester
• Non-Resident Tuition: $439 per unit
• Resident Tuition: $46 per unit

Summer Budget - Less than 1/2 Time

• Based upon an average of 4 units per semester
• Non-Resident Tuition: $439 per unit
• Resident Tuition: $46 per unit

For further information, please visit the Coast Community College District | Cost of Attendance.

The expense budgets shown on this table are based upon average expenses reported by students at the University of California, California State University, California independent institutions, and California Community Colleges in the 2006-07 Student Expenses and Resources Survey (SEARS), adjusted for ten years of inflation or deflation. Private career college data are from the 2003-04 SEARS, adjusted for 13 years of inflation or deflation.

Military Students

• Financial aid resources are intended to supplement, not replace, the financial resources of the student and/or their family.
• Student financial aid is available to assist you with the cost of education; this includes enrollment and tuition fees, books, supplies, food, housing, transportation, computer, and personal expenses.
• In some instances, indirect costs (medical, dental, and daycare expenses) may be considered in a student's cost of attendance. For information regarding indirect costs, please contact Coastline College's Financial Aid Office.
• Students may apply for financial aid even if they are using Military Tuition Assistance, MyCAA Financial Assistance, or Veteran Administration funding.
• To apply for financial aid, complete the appropriate FAFSA and list Coastline's Code: 013536.

The Cost of Attendance (COA) for Coastline, shown below, is estimated/based on part-time enrollment, a total of 21 units or 7 courses annually, and it includes the cost of tuition and an allowance for books. We do not offer on-campus housing, so room and board is not included in the COA Chart. A sample housing and meals cost is included in the COA chart , but the true cost will vary.

Contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any unusual expenses that might affect your COA.

College Default Rate (CDR)

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website, www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.