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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Central Oregon Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 8.3 percent for 2018-19 at Central Oregon Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Oregon residents paid $5,373 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $414 more than the $4,959 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 96.8 percent more than residents this year, or $10,575. Their price tag grew 7.3 percent from $9,855 in 2017-18.

About 88 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Oregon residents. And about 9 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 461 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.7 million and 279 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.6 million.

Including all undergraduates (4,872), 2,329 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.4 million, and 2,646 students took out $9.2 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~4,287$4,599$4,779$4,959$5,37316.8%
Out-of-state~438$9,135$9,495$9,855$10,57515.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Central Oregon Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants31946%$1,452,177$4,552
State / local grant or scholarship38456%$1,039,143$2,706
Institutional grants or scholarships7511%$184,020$2,454
Grant or scholarship aid total46167%$2,675,340$5,803
Federal student loans26639%$1,441,989$5,421
Other student loans132%$128,696$9,900
Student loan aid27940%$1,570,685$5,630
Total student aid52376%--

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