WVC Housing Costs

$3,888 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

How Do Housing Costs Compare at WVC?

Understanding all of the expenses related to attending college can allow you to make the best decision at Wenatchee Valley 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 WVC

This school offers students separate housing and dining options. The on-campus housing charge for an average student was $4,950 in 2026, and the cost of a typical dining plan was $4,525. When you add it all up, a typical on-campus student at Wenatchee Valley College budgeted around $19,399 in 2026 once room, board, books and other living expenses are included.

Discover housing costs for both on-campus and off-campus, as well as meals and other expenses at Wenatchee Valley College.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$14,983	$25,179
— Housing	$4,950
— Meals	$4,525
Other Living Expenses	$3,888	$3,750
Books and Supplies	$528	$528
Total	$19,399	$29,457

Room & Board Over Four Years? Projected Four-Year Cost: $91,450

Tuition is not the only college cost that climbs each year — room and board does too. 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 $91,450 for living costs.

Below is how room and board has changed across recent reported years — and where current trends point — at Wenatchee Valley College.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$11,940
Two Years Ago	$13,100
One Year Ago	$11,583
Most Recent Year (2026)	$14,983
One Year From Now *	$16,255
Two Years From Now *	$17,636
Three Years From Now *	$19,135
Four Years From Now *	$20,760

* estimated

Most recently, on-campus costs increased an average of 8.5% a year over the last three years. At the same pace next year, the total would be roughly $20,671 in housing, food and other costs their first year.

Continuing the same trend, the final-year cost would be roughly $25,176 for a bachelor’s program; a two-year student would see about $22,052 by the end of a two-year program.

Over the entire degree (assuming you graduate on time), the total comes to about $91,450 for a four-year degree, versus about $42,723 over a two-year associate program.