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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Kaskaskia College

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In-state tuition and fees was unchanged for 2017-18 at Kaskaskia College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $7,530 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.

Non-residents paid 63.7 percent more than residents this year, or $12,330. Their price tag was unchanged from $12,330 in 2016-17.

About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois 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, 118 students received grants or scholarships totaling $559,423 and 7 students took out student loans totaling more than $32,468.

Including all undergraduates, 1,675 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.65 million.

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
~3,628
$6,784
$7,456
$7,530
$7,530
11%
Out-of-state
~37
$13,088
$13,152
$12,330
$12,330
-5.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Kaskaskia 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
100
65%
$379,125
$3,791
State / local grant or scholarship
21
14%
$20,092
$957
Institutional grants or scholarships
43
28%
$160,206
$3,726
Grant or scholarship aid total
118
76%
$559,423
$4,741
Federal student loans
0
0%
$0
Other student loans
7
5%
$32,468
$4,638
Student loan aid
7
5%
$32,468
$4,638
Total student aid
123
79%

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.

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