by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Oakland Community College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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What it costs to attend Oakland Community College stands at about $11,487.00 per academic year.
The three scenarios below move from the full sticker price, to the net price after average aid, to the net price low-income students typically pay.
| Tuition and fees | $5,560.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $5,927.00 |
| Total cost | $11,487.00 |
| That is 40% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $11,487.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$6,576.00 |
| Net price | $4,911.00 |
| That is 74% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $11,487.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$8,763.00 |
| Net price | $2,724.00 |
| That is 86% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees plus living costs. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising by around 2.3% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan totals assume a ten-year repayment at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Freshman year | $2,786.00 | $5,022.00 | $11,748.00 |
| Senior year | $2,980.00 | $5,372.00 | $12,566.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $11,528.00 | $20,784.00 | $48,615.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $4,392.00 | $7,918.00 | $18,521.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $133.00 | $239.00 | $559.00 |
| Total amount paid | $15,920.00 | $28,702.00 | $67,136.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Freshman year | $2,786.00 | $5,022.00 | $11,748.00 |
| Senior year | $2,849.00 | $5,136.00 | $12,014.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $5,635.00 | $10,159.00 | $23,762.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $2,147.00 | $3,870.00 | $9,052.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $65.00 | $117.00 | $273.00 |
| Total amount paid | $7,782.00 | $14,029.00 | $32,815.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net-price section.
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $5,777.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $4,568.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $2,628.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $3,569.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $5,852.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $9,188.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $11,208.00 |
Use Oakland Community College Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Oakland Community College comes to $4,592.00, which federal data classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,707.00 |
| 25th | $2,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $4,592.00 |
| 75th | $9,802.00 |
| 90th | $18,005.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Dig deeper into debt on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $4,542.00 |
| Middle income | $4,580.00 |
| High income | $4,811.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $4,938.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $4,500.00 |
First-generation borrowers from Oakland Community College take on $438.00 more than continuing-generation graduates.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. 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 Oakland Community College is $472.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at Oakland Community College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 11.3% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Oakland Community College add up to $350,852,535.00 across 40,215 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 152 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $2,825.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 34 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $3,544.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the college veterans page.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Oakland Community College, the questions below are worth your time:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
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.