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Cost of college went up for all students at Ozarks Technical Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 11.4 percent for 2018-19 at Ozarks Technical Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Missouri residents paid $4,640 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $476 more than the $4,164 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 20.7 percent more than residents this year, or $5,600. Their price tag grew 4.6 percent from $5,352 in 2017-18.

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

Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,910 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.5 million and 1,186 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.8 million.

Including all undergraduates (12,221), 8,064 students used grants or scholarships totaling $30.5 million, and 5,682 students took out $18.5 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~12,099$4,106$4,164$4,164$4,64013%
Out-of-state~122$5,282$5,352$5,352$5,6006%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Ozarks Technical Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants1,13854%$4,989,064$4,384
State / local grant or scholarship1,53372%$3,303,382$2,155
Institutional grants or scholarships1105%$164,780$1,498
Grant or scholarship aid total1,91090%$8,457,226$4,428
Federal student loans1,17555%$1,714,916$1,460
Other student loans111%$120,729$10,975
Student loan aid1,18656%$1,835,645$1,548
Total student aid1,98594%--

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