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Cost of college went up for all students at Moraine Valley Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.3 percent for 2017-18 at Moraine Valley Community College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $9,426 to attend the two-year public institution this year $210 more than the $9,216 charged for 2016-17.

Non-resident students would have paid 16.2 percent more than residents this year, or $10,956. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 2.5 percent from $10,686 in 2016-17.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents. And about 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 58 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 865 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.46 million and 184 students took out student loans totaling more than $795,797.

Including all undergraduates, 4,916 students used grants or scholarships totaling $23.8 million. Another 968 took out $5.25 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
In-state
~14,721
$8,766
$8,916
$9,216
$9,426
7.5%
Out-of-state
0
$10,146
$10,326
$10,686
$10,956
8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Moraine Valley Community College in 2015-16.
Type of Aid
Number of students receiving aid
Percent receiving aid
Total amount of aid received
Average amount of aid per student
Federal grants
768
44%
$3,735,179
$4,864
State / local grant or scholarship
295
17%
$350,492
$1,188
Institutional grants or scholarships
139
8%
$369,913
$2,661
Grant or scholarship aid total
865
49%
$4,455,584
$5,151
Federal student loans
182
10%
$776,765
$4,268
Other student loans
3
0%
$19,032
$6,344
Student loan aid
184
10%
$795,797
$4,325
Total student aid
1,029
58%

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