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

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In-state tuition and fees rose 4.3 percent for 2018-19 at Adirondack Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $5,340 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $221 more than the $5,119 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 85.4 percent more than residents this year, or $9,900. Their price tag grew 4.1 percent from $9,511 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 56 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 425 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.4 million and 182 students took out student loans totaling more than $870,210.

Including all undergraduates (3,727), 1,591 students used grants or scholarships totaling $8.1 million, and 871 students took out $4.7 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~3,652$4,423$4,693$5,119$5,34020.7%
Out-of-state~75$8,407$8,869$9,511$9,90017.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Adirondack Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants29734%$1,240,109$4,175
State / local grant or scholarship40146%$1,069,558$2,667
Institutional grants or scholarships435%$62,519$1,454
Grant or scholarship aid total42549%$2,372,186$5,582
Federal student loans18221%$859,952$4,725
Other student loans-0%--
Student loan aid18221%$870,210$4,781
Total student aid48856%--

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