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Cost of college went up for resident students at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 13.4 percent for 2018-19 at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $9,216 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $1,090 more than the $8,126 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 25.3 percent more than residents this year, or $11,544. Non-resident tuition and fees were reduced 3 percent from $11,906 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents. And about 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 992 students received grants or scholarships totaling $5.6 million and 21 students took out student loans totaling more than $72,608.

Including all undergraduates (8,643), 4,410 students used grants or scholarships totaling $19.8 million, and 284 students took out $1.2 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~8,470$8,126$8,126$8,126$9,21613.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants81962%$3,974,475$4,853
State / local grant or scholarship60546%$703,234$1,162
Institutional grants or scholarships22417%$890,315$3,975
Grant or scholarship aid total99276%$5,568,024$5,613
Federal student loans212%$72,608$3,458
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid212%$72,608$3,458
Total student aid1,00076%--

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