Estimated Cost of Attendance
The cost of attendance figures represent an estimate of what it costs to attend for an academic year. The budget components are estimated averages used solely for calculating financial aid eligibility.
DSCC has estimated the following nine-month average budgets for the 2018-2019 year for full-time independent or dependent students. This is an estimate of tuition, fees, books and supplies, living expenses, transportation costs and personal expenditures.
| IN-STATE | At home | Away from home |
| Tuition/Fees | $ 4,235.00 | $ 4,235.00 |
| Books/Supplies | $ 1,200.00 | $ 1,200.00 |
| Room/Board | $ 4,928.00 | $ 9,105.00 |
| Transportation | $ 2,580.00 | $ 2,580.00 |
| Personal | $ 1,080.00 | |
| Total | $ 14,023.00 | $ 17,120.00 |
| OUT-OF STATE | At home | Away from home |
| Tuition/Fees | $ 16,523.00 | $ 16,523.00 |
| Books/Supplies | $ 1,200.00 | $ 1,200.00 |
| Room/Board | $ 4,928.00 | $ 9,105.00 |
| Transportation | $ 2,580.00 | $ 2,580.00 |
| Personal | $ 1,080.00 | |
| Total | $26,311.00 | $ 29,408.00 |