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Cost of college went up for all students at Cumberland County College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.3 percent for 2018-19 at Cumberland County College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New Jersey residents paid $4,800 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $60 more than the $4,740 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 81.2 percent more than residents this year, or $8,700. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 1.4 percent from $8,580 in 2017-18.

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

Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 518 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3 million and 87 students took out student loans totaling more than $437,898.

Including all undergraduates (2,934), 1,938 students used grants or scholarships totaling $9.1 million, and 476 students took out $2.6 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state2,934$4,590$4,740$4,740$4,8004.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Cumberland County College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants42264%$2,085,623$4,942
State / local grant or scholarship26340%$657,584$2,500
Institutional grants or scholarships11618%$223,329$1,925
Grant or scholarship aid total51878%$2,966,536$5,727
Federal student loans8413%$410,032$4,881
Other student loans30%$27,866$9,289
Student loan aid8713%$437,898$5,033
Total student aid55684%--

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