For the economically-minded, community colleges offer a diploma at a much smaller price-tag. In New England, you can choose from community colleges in small towns or big cities. The Community College of Rhode Island, located in Warwick, RI, costs $3,652 per year for in-state students or $9,792 if you're from out-of-state. It offers certificate or associate degrees after two-year programs of study. Lebanon College, located in Lebanon, NH, offers a two-year program costing $6,615 per year. For a big city college experience, the Urban College of Boston offers a two-year program for $5,020 per year. As for size, the Community College of Rhode Island has 17,760 undergraduates, whereas Urban College and Lebanon each have under a thousand.
While private colleges tend to have higher price tags, for those interested in certain studies, there are a few "affordable" options in the New England area. For those interested in medicine, yearly tuition is only $7,930 at the Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions. The school offers two-year nursing program to fewer than 200 students.
Religious schools sometimes offer less-expensive private options, such as Zion Bible College of Haverhill, Massachusetts, a four-year bible college offering a bachelor's degree and charging annual tuition of $9,225. At the Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut, a four-year education costs $9,600 per year. Holy Apostles offers a graduate program, as well.
For a four-year education, public colleges typically offer the most affordable tuitions. Granite State College, located in New Hampshire's capital, Concord, costs $7,995 per year or $8,445, if from out-of-state. The school has an enrollment of just over 1500 undergrads. In Massachusetts, Fitchburg State College offers a four-year degree program to 4,223 undergraduates, with annual tuition of $7,800 or $13,880 for out-of-state students. Framingham State College has a tuition of $7,065 in-state or $13,145 out-of-state.