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Cost of college went up for all students at Gateway Technical College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.9 percent for 2018-19 at Gateway Technical College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Wisconsin residents paid $4,454 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $85 more than the $4,369 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 45.2 percent more than residents this year, or $6,467. Their price tag grew 1.8 percent from $6,352 in 2017-18.

About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Wisconsin residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 74 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 300 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.6 million and 173 students took out student loans totaling more than $973,408.

Including all undergraduates (7,037), 2,860 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.3 million, and 2,049 students took out $11.6 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~6,826$4,090$4,152$4,369$4,4548.9%
Out-of-state~211$6,016$6,106$6,352$6,4677.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Gateway Technical College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants26958%$1,303,946$4,847
State / local grant or scholarship23751%$237,497$1,002
Institutional grants or scholarships5712%$80,419$1,411
Grant or scholarship aid total30065%$1,621,862$5,406
Federal student loans17337%$973,408$5,627
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid17337%$973,408$5,627
Total student aid34674%--

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