Sangamon Sun

In-state tuition and fees rose 5.8 percent for 2017-18 at Lewis and Clark Community College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $9,192 to attend the two-year public institution this year $504 more than the $8,688 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 31.3 percent more than residents this year, or $12,072. Their price tag grew 5.9 percent from $11,400 in 2016-17.

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

Data shows 78 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 330 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.53 million and 205 students took out student loans totaling more than $619,022.

Including all undergraduates, 4,471 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.75 million. Another 1,242 took out $3.34 million in federal student loans.

The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Lewis and Clark Community College in 2015-16.