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Cost of college went up for all students at Lehigh Carbon Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.2 percent for 2018-19 at Lehigh Carbon Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania residents paid $7,350 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $90 more than the $7,260 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 44.5 percent more than residents this year, or $10,620. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 0.9 percent from $10,530 in 2017-18.

About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Pennsylvania residents.

Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 546 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.4 million and 363 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.7 million.

Including all undergraduates (7,109), 2,928 students used grants or scholarships totaling $10.6 million, and 1,836 students took out $8.8 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~6,896$7,070$7,170$7,260$7,3504%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Lehigh Carbon Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants45549%$1,972,620$4,335
State / local grant or scholarship23625%$255,940$1,084
Institutional grants or scholarships14115%$190,652$1,352
Grant or scholarship aid total54659%$2,419,212$4,431
Federal student loans35538%$1,629,140$4,589
Other student loans121%$71,656$5,971
Student loan aid36339%$1,700,796$4,685
Total student aid70776%--

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