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Cost of college went up for resident students at Texas State Technical College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 7 percent for 2018-19 at Texas State Technical College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Texas residents paid $5,570 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $447 more than the $5,123 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 81 percent more than residents this year, or $10,080. Their price tag was unchanged from $10,080 in 2017-18.

About 91 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 91 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,069 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.3 million and 499 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.5 million.

Including all undergraduates (12,445), 7,612 students used grants or scholarships totaling $35.7 million, and 4,074 students took out $20.5 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~11,325$4,386$4,665$5,123$5,57027%
Out-of-state~124$9,660$10,080$10,080$10,0804.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Texas State Technical College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants76760%$4,772,595$6,222
State / local grant or scholarship58646%$1,658,872$2,831
Institutional grants or scholarships63650%$902,555$1,419
Grant or scholarship aid total1,06984%$7,334,022$6,861
Federal student loans49939%$2,414,627$4,839
Other student loans40%$93,183$23,296
Student loan aid49939%$2,507,810$5,026
Total student aid1,15991%--

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