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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Northland Community and Technical College

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Tuition and fees were unchanged for 2018-19 at Northland Community and Technical College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Minnesota students paid $5,549 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Data shows 87 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 189 students received grants or scholarships totaling $858,728 and 185 students took out student loans totaling more than $1 million.

Including all undergraduates (3,500), 1,574 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.6 million, and 1,210 students took out $7.5 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state1,890$5,534$5,484$5,549$5,5490.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Northland Community and Technical College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants17051%$718,283$4,225
State / local grant or scholarship9629%$134,269$1,399
Institutional grants or scholarships41%$6,176$1,544
Grant or scholarship aid total18957%$858,728$4,544
Federal student loans18255%$903,329$4,963
Other student loans175%$121,953$7,174
Student loan aid18556%$1,025,282$5,542
Total student aid28787%--

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