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

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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.3 percent for 2018-19 at Williamsburg Technical College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

South Carolina residents paid $4,488 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $144 more than the $4,344 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 84.5 percent more than residents this year, or $8,280. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 3.3 percent from $8,016 in 2017-18.

100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are South Carolina residents.

Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 48 students received grants or scholarships totaling $280,124.

Including all undergraduates (737), 697 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2 million.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state737$4,128$4,200$4,344$4,4888.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Williamsburg Technical College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants4486%$226,519$5,148
State / local grant or scholarship2243%$53,605$2,437
Institutional grants or scholarships00%$0-
Grant or scholarship aid total4894%$280,124$5,836
Federal student loans00%$0-
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid00%$0-
Total student aid4894%--

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