AWC Housing Costs

$5,981 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

What is the Cost of Living at AWC?

Understanding all of the expenses related to attending college can allow you to make the best decision at Arizona Western College.

On this page you will find:

Living Expenses Outline
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Room and Board Expenses at AWC

This school prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $2,378 in 2026, and the cost of a typical dining plan was $6,160. Taken together, a student living on campus at Arizona Western College paid roughly $22,500 in 2026 across housing, dining, books and other living expenses.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for Arizona Western College.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$14,519	$14,051
— Housing	$2,378
— Meals	$6,160
Other Living Expenses	$5,981	$8,471
Books and Supplies	$2,000	$2,000
Total	$22,500	$24,522

Will You Spend Four Years On Campus? Four-Year Forecast: $93,016

Like tuition, room and board usually rises a little each year. Looking at the trend gives you a realistic picture of what you will actually spend by graduation.

The projected four-year total comes to about $93,016 in housing, food and other expenses.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at Arizona Western College.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$13,683
Two Years Ago	$13,949
One Year Ago	$14,508
Most Recent Year (2026)	$14,519
One Year From Now *	$14,814
Two Years From Now *	$15,116
Three Years From Now *	$15,424
Four Years From Now *	$15,738

* estimated

Year over year, room and board rose an average of 2.0% each year. Carrying that rate forward one year puts on-campus living costs near $22,795 in their first year.

Continuing the same trend, the final-year cost would be roughly $23,719 in year four — and a two-year student about $23,097 by the end of a two-year program.

Over the entire degree (assuming you graduate on time), the total comes to about $93,016 for four years, or about $45,892 over a two-year associate program.