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Cost of college went up for all students at Gateway Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.5 percent for 2018-19 at Gateway Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Connecticut residents paid $4,424 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $108 more than the $4,316 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 198.2 percent more than residents this year, or $13,192. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 2.5 percent from $12,868 in 2017-18.

100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Connecticut residents.

Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 484 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.5 million and 34 students took out student loans totaling more than $128,998.

Including all undergraduates (7,016), 4,011 students used grants or scholarships totaling $17.5 million, and 221 students took out $761,415 in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state7,016$4,072$4,168$4,316$4,4248.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Gateway Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants41763%$1,958,483$4,697
State / local grant or scholarship10616%$335,197$3,162
Institutional grants or scholarships34552%$236,388$685
Grant or scholarship aid total48474%$2,530,068$5,227
Federal student loans345%$128,998$3,794
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid345%$128,998$3,794
Total student aid50176%--

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