Lower Columbia College

What is the cost of studying for a year at Lower Columbia College?

For 2025-26, Lower Columbia College's reported annual tuition and required fees totaled $4,626 for an in-state full-time undergraduate and $11,772 for an out-of-state full-time undergraduate. These are published school charges, not a complete annual budget.

• In-state full-time tuition: $4,206, plus $420 in required fees.
• Out-of-state full-time tuition: $5,583, plus $420 in required fees.
• Reported books and supplies: $762.

Students must also budget for housing, food, transportation, and personal expenses. Those amounts depend heavily on where and how a student lives; adding an assumed room-and-board charge to the figures above would create a misleading estimate. Part-time students should use their actual credit load and the current tuition schedule rather than divide a full-time annual figure mechanically.

Net price estimates include more than tuition and reflect grants and scholarships as well as estimated living costs. For families with annual income of $48,000 or less, the reported average net price was $7,069. An individual aid offer may differ substantially. In the 2024-25 aid figures, 80% of students received financial aid, while 13% had student loans; receiving aid does not necessarily mean borrowing.

What are the work-study opportunities at Lower Columbia College?

Lower Columbia College students can explore employment while enrolled, but Federal Work-Study, an ordinary part-time job, and an internship are not interchangeable. Federal Work-Study is a need-based financial-aid program for eligible students with qualifying jobs; an award identifies a potential earnings limit, not money paid automatically or a guaranteed position.

Students seeking Work-Study should complete the applicable financial-aid application, review their award, and follow LCC's student-employment instructions for available positions. Other campus or community jobs may have different eligibility rules. Because work hours can compete with class and study time, the most useful comparison is the job's schedule and expected earnings against a student's actual academic load.

For broader career planning, LCC reports services including individual and group counseling, résumé and interview preparation, career-interest assessment, job listings, employer connections, and job fairs. These services support a search; they are not verified job-placement or salary outcomes. Internships are not required of every student, so applicants should check the requirements of their intended program.