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Cost of college went down for all students at Ulster County Community College

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In-state tuition and fees fell 0.3 percent for 2018-19 at Ulster County Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $5,340 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $14 less than the $5,354 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 83.9 percent more than residents this year, or $9,820. Non-resident tuition and fees were reduced 0.1 percent from $9,834 in 2017-18.

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

Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 375 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.4 million and 90 students took out student loans totaling more than $400,344.

Including all undergraduates (3,554), 1,237 students used grants or scholarships totaling $6.9 million, and 459 students took out $2.2 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state3,554$4,942$5,156$5,354$5,3408.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Ulster County Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants26055%$1,281,087$4,927
State / local grant or scholarship34974%$1,027,273$2,943
Institutional grants or scholarships12226%$126,948$1,041
Grant or scholarship aid total37580%$2,435,308$6,494
Federal student loans8919%$382,276$4,295
Other student loans31%$18,068$6,023
Student loan aid9019%$400,344$4,448
Total student aid39684%--

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