Central Housing Costs

What is the Cost of Living at Central?

Room, board, and other expenses can add up to a significant amount. How much does this school charge for these necessities at Central College.

On this page you will find:

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

Housing and Meal Plan Costs at Central

This school offers students separate housing and dining options. The on-campus housing charge for an average student was $5,800 in 2026, and a standard meal plan cost $6,260. All in all, a student living on campus at Central College paid roughly $20,027 in 2026 once room, board, books and other living expenses are included.

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

Room & Board Over Four Years? Projected Four-Year Cost: $87,119

Like tuition, room and board usually rises a little each year. A forward look helps you avoid sticker shock later in your degree.

At the projected rate, four years of on-campus living costs would total roughly $87,119 by the time you graduate.

This is how on-campus room and board has tracked over the last few years, plus a forward projection, at Central College.

* estimated

Over the reported period, on-campus housing and dining changed about 4.3% a year over the last three years. Carrying that rate forward one year puts on-campus living costs near $20,698 in housing, food and other costs their first year.

By their final year, a student might pay about $22,892 for a bachelor’s program; a two-year student would see about $21,399 in the final year of a two-year (associate) degree.

Over a four-year stay, the projected room, board and living-cost total is about $87,119 for a bachelor’s, while two years would run about $42,097 for two years on campus.

Do Not Ignore Yearly Increases

Most schools raise housing and dining costs gradually each year, so today’s figure is unlikely to be what you pay all four years.

More Details on Living and Dining On Campus at Central

Dining plans vary from school to school. Here, plans are structured around a set number of meals per week — see the maximum plan in the table below. Curious about campus housing? The table below summarizes the on-campus living details for this school.

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References

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Central College Alumni under License More about our data sources and methodologies.