by our College Data Analytics TeamThis guide covers the real cost of attending Cabrillo College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The full cost of attending Cabrillo College fell between $23,625.00 through $32,217.00 depending on your residency status.
Residency made the difference: in-state students paid the lower rate and out-of-state students the higher rate: close to $23,625.00 in-state compared with $32,217.00 for non-residents.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $1,270.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $22,355.00 |
| Total cost | $23,625.00 |
| That is 23% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $23,625.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$9,123.00 |
| Net price | $14,502.00 |
| That is 25% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $23,625.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$10,310.00 |
| Net price | $13,315.00 |
| That is 31% below the national average net price. |
| Tuition and fees | $9,862.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $22,355.00 |
| Total cost | $32,217.00 |
| That is 67% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $32,217.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$9,123.00 |
| Net price | $23,094.00 |
| That is 20% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $32,217.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$10,310.00 |
| Net price | $21,907.00 |
| That is 14% above the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on tuition and fees and living costs. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising by around 4.8% annually, so the projections below total more than one year of attendance. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Freshman year | $13,952.00 | $15,196.00 | $24,755.00 |
| Senior year | $16,051.00 | $17,482.00 | $28,479.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $59,940.00 | $65,283.00 | $106,352.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $22,835.00 | $24,871.00 | $40,516.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $690.00 | $751.00 | $1,224.00 |
| Total amount paid | $82,775.00 | $90,154.00 | $146,869.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Freshman year | $13,952.00 | $15,196.00 | $24,755.00 |
| Senior year | $14,619.00 | $15,922.00 | $25,939.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $28,571.00 | $31,118.00 | $50,694.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $10,884.00 | $11,855.00 | $19,312.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $329.00 | $358.00 | $583.00 |
| Total amount paid | $39,455.00 | $42,973.00 | $70,006.00 |
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Freshman year | $22,955.00 | $24,198.00 | $33,758.00 |
| Senior year | $26,408.00 | $27,839.00 | $38,837.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $98,618.00 | $103,962.00 | $145,031.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $37,570.00 | $39,606.00 | $55,251.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,135.00 | $1,196.00 | $1,669.00 |
| Total amount paid | $136,188.00 | $143,567.00 | $200,282.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Freshman year | $22,955.00 | $24,198.00 | $33,758.00 |
| Senior year | $24,053.00 | $25,356.00 | $35,372.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $47,007.00 | $49,554.00 | $69,130.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $17,908.00 | $18,878.00 | $26,336.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $541.00 | $570.00 | $796.00 |
| Total amount paid | $64,915.00 | $68,433.00 | $95,466.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net price section below.
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $15,843.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $13,328.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $11,951.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $12,688.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $14,439.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $19,583.00 |
Use Cabrillo College Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at Cabrillo College is $9,500.00, which federal data classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,209.00 |
| 25th | $3,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,500.00 |
| 75th | $15,500.00 |
| 90th | $25,261.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,500.00 |
| Middle income | $7,500.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $5,000.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Cabrillo College works out to $1,387.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The default-rate category at Cabrillo College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 10.7% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Cabrillo College come to $46,151,994.00 distributed across 3,760 student borrowers.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Cabrillo College, a few questions are worth asking:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.