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Cost of college went up for all students at Columbia-Greene Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 4.2 percent for 2018-19 at Columbia-Greene Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $5,094 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $206 more than the $4,888 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 91.9 percent more than residents this year, or $9,774. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 3.7 percent from $9,424 in 2017-18.

100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents.

Data shows 79 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 160 students received grants or scholarships totaling $914,020 and 39 students took out student loans totaling more than $154,965.

Including all undergraduates (1,584), 663 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.1 million, and 288 students took out $1.6 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state1,584$4,552$4,744$4,888$5,09411.9%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Columbia-Greene Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants11550%$537,474$4,674
State / local grant or scholarship11249%$315,632$2,818
Institutional grants or scholarships4018%$60,914$1,523
Grant or scholarship aid total16070%$914,020$5,713
Federal student loans3917%$154,965$3,973
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid3917%$154,965$3,973
Total student aid18079%--

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