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Cost of college went up for all students at Delta College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 5.4 percent for 2018-19 at Delta College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Michigan residents paid $6,410 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $330 more than the $6,080 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 79.1 percent more than residents this year, or $11,480. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 5.2 percent from $10,910 in 2017-18.

About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Michigan residents.

Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 626 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.5 million and 165 students took out student loans totaling more than $596,175.

Including all undergraduates (8,080), 4,115 students used grants or scholarships totaling $19.2 million, and 1,433 students took out $5.8 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~7,999$5,270$5,690$6,080$6,41021.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Delta College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants54353%$2,584,146$4,759
State / local grant or scholarship25525%$790,376$3,100
Institutional grants or scholarships10110%$146,152$1,447
Grant or scholarship aid total62661%$3,520,674$5,624
Federal student loans16116%$571,531$3,550
Other student loans50%$24,644$4,929
Student loan aid16516%$596,175$3,613
Total student aid77876%--

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