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

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.1 percent for 2018-19 at Community College of Beaver County, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania residents paid $11,430 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $120 more than the $11,310 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 47.8 percent more than residents this year, or $16,890. Their price tag grew 0.9 percent from $16,740 in 2017-18.

About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Pennsylvania residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 60 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 208 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1 million and 119 students took out student loans totaling more than $745,446.

Including all undergraduates (2,254), 1,102 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.1 million, and 844 students took out $4.9 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~2,186$10,320$11,130$11,310$11,43010.8%
Out-of-state~68$15,180$16,470$16,740$16,89011.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Community College of Beaver County in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants15543%$716,388$4,622
State / local grant or scholarship9928%$218,280$2,205
Institutional grants or scholarships216%$89,366$4,256
Grant or scholarship aid total20858%$1,024,034$4,923
Federal student loans11933%$622,693$5,233
Other student loans72%$122,753$17,536
Student loan aid11933%$745,446$6,264
Total student aid21560%--

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