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Cost of college went up for all students at Passaic County Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 17.8 percent for 2018-19 at Passaic County Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New Jersey residents paid $6,960 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $1,050 more than the $5,910 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 27.2 percent more than residents this year, or $8,850. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 2.8 percent from $8,610 in 2017-18.

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

Data shows 77 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 454 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.4 million and 33 students took out student loans totaling more than $152,662.

Including all undergraduates (6,480), 4,275 students used grants or scholarships totaling $18.2 million, and 445 students took out $2.2 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state6,480$5,115$5,423$5,910$6,96036.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Passaic County Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants40967%$2,001,354$4,893
State / local grant or scholarship14023%$305,685$2,183
Institutional grants or scholarships11819%$80,875$685
Grant or scholarship aid total45474%$2,387,914$5,260
Federal student loans335%$152,662$4,626
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid335%$152,662$4,626
Total student aid47377%--

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