If your college or district has a low-cost definition and it is not reflected in our list, please contact the OERI and share your low-cost definition. The Student Senate for California Community Colleges Board of Directors has recommended $30 as the definition for “low-cost” and the ASCCC encourages “local academic senates to adopt $30 or less as their locally established cost threshold that must not be exceeded for a course to be considered low-cost for designating and reporting purposes” (Resolution 17.05, Fall 2022). This page last updated January 29, 2025.
| College | Low-Cost Definition |
|---|---|
| American River | $40 |
| Bakersfield | $50 |
| Barstow | $40 |
| Canada | $40 |
| Cerro Coso | $50 |
| Chabot | $50 |
| Chaffey | $50 |
| Clovis | $40 |
| College of San Mateo | $40 |
| College of the Canyons | $40 |
| College of the Redwoods | $40 |
| College of the Sequoias | $30 |
| Contra Costa | $25 |
| Cosumnes River | $40 |
| Cuesta | $50 |
| Cuyamaca | $40 |
| De Anza | $50 |
| East Los Angeles | $50 |
| El Camino | $40 |
| Evergreen Valley | $30 |
| Folsom Lake | $40 |
| Foothill | $50 |
| Fresno City | $40 |
| Fullerton | $40 |
| Glendale | $40 |
| Grossmont | $40 |
| Hartnell | $40 |
| Imperial Valley | $50 |
| Irvine Valley | $40 |
| Laney | $50 |
| Las Positas | $50 |
| Los Angeles City | $50 |
| Los Angeles Harbor | $50 |
| Los Angeles Mission | $50 |
| Los Angeles Pierce | $50 |
| Los Angeles Southwest | $50 |
| Los Angeles Trade-Tech | $50 |
| Los Angeles Valley | $50 |
| Madera | $40 |
| Miracosta | $40 |
| Mission | $50 |
| Modesto Junior | $35 |
| Moorpark | $40 |
| Monterey Peninsula | $40 |
| Moreno Valley | $50 |
| Mt. San Antonio | $40 |
| Ohlone | $40 |
| Oxnard | $40 |
| Palomar | $40 |
| Palo Verde | $50 |
| Porterville | $50 |
| Reedley | $40 |
| Riverside City | $50 |
| Sacramento City | $40 |
| Saddleback | $40 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | $30 |
| San Diego City | $40 |
| San Diego Mesa | $40 |
| San Diego Miramar | $40 |
| San Jose City | $30 |
| Santa Rosa | $50 |
| Sierra | $50 |
| Skyline | $40 |
| Ventura | $40 |
| Victor Valley | $50 |
| West Hills College Lemoore | $40 |
| West Los Angeles College | $50 |
| Woodland | $20 |
| Yuba College | $20 |