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The real 2-year cost of Essex County College
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Essex County College went from $5,292 to $9,318, an average of 4.7% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2025: history and projection
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $10,699 |
| Year 2 | $11,203 |
| 2-year total | $21,902 |
Two aid scenarios
2-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $1,902
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $12,436
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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