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Cost of college went down for all students at Lewis and Clark Community College

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In-state tuition and fees fell 10.9 percent for 2018-19 at Lewis and Clark Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $9,552 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $360 more than the $9,192 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 31.4 percent more than residents this year, or $12,552. Their price tag grew 4 percent from $12,072 in 2017-18.

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

Data shows 80 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 269 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.4 million and 229 students took out student loans totaling more than $919,616.

Including all undergraduates (6,698), 2,025 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.6 million, and 867 students took out $2.8 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~6,631$9,632$8,688$9,192$9,552-0.8%
Out-of-state~67$12,656$11,400$12,072$12,552-0.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Lewis and Clark Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants17034%$748,950$4,406
State / local grant or scholarship8317%$131,348$1,583
Institutional grants or scholarships12024%$487,477$4,062
Grant or scholarship aid total26954%$1,367,775$5,085
Federal student loans21443%$913,354$4,268
Other student loans153%$6,262$417
Student loan aid22946%$919,616$4,016
Total student aid39780%--

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