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Cost of college went up for resident students at Finger Lakes Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.2 percent for 2018-19 at Finger Lakes Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $5,158 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $62 more than the $5,096 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 44.4 percent more than residents this year, or $7,450. Their price tag was reduced 22.5 percent from $9,618 in 2017-18.

About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 87 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 814 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.7 million and 525 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.8 million.

Including all undergraduates (5,944), 2,225 students used grants or scholarships totaling $11.1 million, and 1,612 students took out $8.6 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~5,885$4,704$4,952$5,096$5,1589.7%
Out-of-state~59$8,884$9,320$9,618$7,450-16.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Finger Lakes Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants63659%$2,844,163$4,472
State / local grant or scholarship69565%$1,811,257$2,606
Institutional grants or scholarships424%$22,146$527
Grant or scholarship aid total81476%$4,677,566$5,746
Federal student loans52149%$2,628,690$5,045
Other student loans212%$133,000$6,333
Student loan aid52549%$2,761,690$5,260
Total student aid92687%--

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