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Cost of college went up for non-resident students at the College of the Sequoias

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In-state tuition and fees were unchanged for 2018-19 at the College of the Sequoias, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

California residents paid $1,390 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Non-residents paid 453.2 percent more than residents this year, or $7,690. Their price tag grew 7 percent from $7,186 in 2017-18.

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

Data shows 83 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,408 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.5 million and 13 students took out student loans totaling more than $80,552.

Including all undergraduates (12,557), 8,430 students used grants or scholarships totaling $32.4 million, and 134 students took out $644,620 in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~12,431$1,388$1,388$1,390$1,3900.1%
Out-of-state~126$6,988$7,296$7,186$7,69010%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the College of the Sequoias in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants1,11165%$5,151,649$4,637
State / local grant or scholarship1,39982%$3,358,427$2,401
Institutional grants or scholarships00%$0-
Grant or scholarship aid total1,40883%$8,510,076$6,044
Federal student loans131%$80,552$6,196
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid131%$80,552$6,196
Total student aid1,40883%--

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