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

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In-state tuition and fees rose 4 percent for 2018-19 at Bellingham Technical College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Washington residents paid $3,600 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $139 more than the $3,461 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 26.3 percent more than residents this year, or $4,547. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 3.6 percent from $4,387 in 2017-18.

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

Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 19 students received grants or scholarships totaling $129,643 and 6 students took out student loans totaling more than $35,915.

Including all undergraduates (2,316), 1,363 students used grants or scholarships totaling $8.5 million, and 606 students took out $3.8 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state2,316$3,389$3,394$3,461$3,6006.2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Bellingham Technical College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants1442%$75,522$5,394
State / local grant or scholarship1133%$45,306$4,119
Institutional grants or scholarships1236%$8,815$735
Grant or scholarship aid total1958%$129,643$6,823
Federal student loans618%$35,915$5,986
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid618%$35,915$5,986
Total student aid2576%--

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