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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Midwestern Career College

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Tuition and fees was unchanged for 2017-18 at Midwestern Career College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois students paid $21,960 to attend the two-year private for-profit institution in both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.

Data shows 68 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 60 students received grants or scholarships totaling $362,345 and 48 students took out student loans totaling more than $381,720.

Including all undergraduates, 286 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.69 million. Another 240 took out $1.59 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
~359
$18,960
$18,960
$21,960
$21,960
15.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Midwestern Career College in 2015-16.
Type of Aid
Number of students receiving aid
Percent receiving aid
Total amount of aid received
Average amount of aid per student
Federal grants
50
53%
$284,750
$5,695
State / local grant or scholarship
12
13%
$77,595
$6,466
Institutional grants or scholarships
0
0%
$0
Grant or scholarship aid total
60
64%
$362,345
$6,039
Federal student loans
48
51%
$381,720
$7,953
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
48
51%
$381,720
$7,953
Total student aid
64
68%

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