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Cost of college went up for all students at Columbia Basin College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 16.1 percent for 2018-19 at Columbia Basin College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Washington residents paid $5,288 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $734 more than the $4,554 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 37.3 percent more than residents this year, or $7,258. Their price tag grew 11.1 percent from $6,530 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Washington residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 66 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 541 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.2 million and 61 students took out student loans totaling more than $284,906.

Including all undergraduates (7,034), 2,835 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.9 million, and 543 students took out $3.2 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~6,893$4,194$4,163$4,554$5,28826.1%
Out-of-state~141$6,189$6,436$6,530$7,25817.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Columbia Basin College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants44448%$1,810,310$4,077
State / local grant or scholarship37240%$1,253,776$3,370
Institutional grants or scholarships11512%$121,843$1,060
Grant or scholarship aid total54158%$3,185,929$5,889
Federal student loans576%$258,706$4,539
Other student loans40%$26,200$6,550
Student loan aid617%$284,906$4,671
Total student aid61566%--

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