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

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In-state tuition and fees rose 6.2 percent for 2018-19 at Portland Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Oregon residents paid $4,340 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $252 more than the $4,088 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 112 percent more than residents this year, or $9,200. Their price tag grew 4.1 percent from $8,840 in 2017-18.

About 93 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Oregon residents. About 3 percent are residents of other states and 4 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 64 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,113 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.3 million and 401 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.8 million.

Including all undergraduates (27,046), 11,108 students used grants or scholarships totaling $57.3 million, and 7,380 students took out $46.4 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~25,153$3,766$3,802$4,088$4,34015.2%
Out-of-state~811$8,374$8,446$8,840$9,2009.9%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Portland Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants86144%$3,959,392$4,599
State / local grant or scholarship93147%$2,389,955$2,567
Institutional grants or scholarships00%$0-
Grant or scholarship aid total1,11357%$6,349,347$5,705
Federal student loans40120%$1,788,884$4,461
Other student loans30%$23,000$7,667
Student loan aid40120%$1,811,884$4,518
Total student aid1,26364%--

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