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

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

Minnesota residents paid $5,692 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Non-residents paid 90.4 percent more than residents this year, or $10,838. Their price tag was unchanged from $10,838 in 2017-18.

About 75 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Minnesota residents. And about 25 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 90 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 219 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.1 million and 152 students took out student loans totaling more than $773,710.

Including all undergraduates (3,362), 1,887 students used grants or scholarships totaling $6.6 million, and 783 students took out $5.1 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~2,522$5,676$5,640$5,692$5,6920.3%
Out-of-state~841$10,823$10,736$10,838$10,8380.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Minnesota West 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 grants18963%$812,894$4,301
State / local grant or scholarship16856%$240,891$1,434
Institutional grants or scholarships145%$9,607$686
Grant or scholarship aid total21973%$1,063,392$4,856
Federal student loans15250%$765,953$5,039
Other student loans31%$7,757$2,586
Student loan aid15250%$773,710$5,090
Total student aid27390%--

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