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Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Wayne County Community College District

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In-state tuition and fees were unchanged for 2018-19 at Wayne County Community College District, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Michigan residents paid $3,107 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Non-residents paid 23.7 percent more than residents this year, or $3,842. Their price tag was unchanged from $3,842 in 2017-18.

About 93 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Michigan residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 82 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 453 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.4 million and 137 students took out student loans totaling more than $580,936.

Including all undergraduates (14,957), 7,092 students used grants or scholarships totaling $26.8 million, and 2,677 students took out $13 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~13,910$3,080$3,107$3,107$3,1070.9%
Out-of-state~150$3,807$3,842$3,842$3,8420.9%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Wayne County Community College District in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants42977%$2,242,235$5,227
State / local grant or scholarship6712%$175,056$2,613
Institutional grants or scholarships81%$11,876$1,485
Grant or scholarship aid total45381%$2,429,167$5,362
Federal student loans13725%$580,936$4,240
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid13725%$580,936$4,240
Total student aid45682%--

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