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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Cost of college went up for non-resident students at Cuesta College

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In-state tuition and fees were unchanged for 2018-19 at Cuesta College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

California residents paid $1,338 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Non-residents paid 550.4 percent more than residents this year, or $8,702. Their price tag grew 27.5 percent from $6,824 in 2017-18.

About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are California residents. About 2 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 77 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 541 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.3 million and 39 students took out student loans totaling more than $216,476.

Including all undergraduates (11,024), 4,705 students used grants or scholarships totaling $14.3 million, and 441 students took out $3 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~10,583$1,234$1,234$1,338$1,3388.4%
Out-of-state~220$6,408$6,408$6,824$8,70235.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Cuesta College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants26036%$1,201,532$4,621
State / local grant or scholarship42959%$890,017$2,075
Institutional grants or scholarships34047%$177,693$523
Grant or scholarship aid total54175%$2,269,242$4,195
Federal student loans395%$216,476$5,551
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid395%$216,476$5,551
Total student aid55577%--

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