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Cost of college went up for all students at Orange County Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.4 percent for 2018-19 at Orange County Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $5,580 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $182 more than the $5,398 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 89.2 percent more than residents this year, or $10,556. Their price tag grew 3.8 percent from $10,174 in 2017-18.

About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 79 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 820 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5 million and 373 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.6 million.

Including all undergraduates (6,617), 2,983 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15.1 million, and 1,451 students took out $7.3 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~6,551$5,128$5,278$5,398$5,5808.8%
Out-of-state~66$9,614$9,914$10,174$10,5569.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Orange 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 grants57751%$2,594,958$4,497
State / local grant or scholarship77468%$2,295,663$2,966
Institutional grants or scholarships686%$144,081$2,119
Grant or scholarship aid total82073%$5,034,702$6,140
Federal student loans37233%$1,580,460$4,249
Other student loans40%$16,200$4,050
Student loan aid37333%$1,596,660$4,281
Total student aid89979%--

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