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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Lane Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.5 percent for 2018-19 at Lane Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Oregon residents paid $4,812 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $162 more than the $4,650 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 116.7 percent more than residents this year, or $10,428. Their price tag grew 3.6 percent from $10,068 in 2017-18.

About 93 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Oregon residents. About 4 percent are residents of other states and 3 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 651 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.9 million and 233 students took out student loans totaling more than $798,020.

Including all undergraduates (9,029), 3,937 students used grants or scholarships totaling $23.1 million, and 2,168 students took out $9.4 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~8,397$4,047$4,155$4,650$4,81218.9%
Out-of-state~361$9,213$9,483$10,068$10,42813.2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Lane Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants47851%$2,336,082$4,887
State / local grant or scholarship50654%$1,476,496$2,918
Institutional grants or scholarships425%$115,857$2,759
Grant or scholarship aid total65170%$3,928,435$6,034
Federal student loans22724%$764,453$3,368
Other student loans61%$33,567$5,595
Student loan aid23325%$798,020$3,425
Total student aid70676%--

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