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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at John Wood Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.1 percent for 2017-18 at John Wood Community College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $8,100 to attend the two-year public institution this year $90 more than the $8,010 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid the same amount as residents this year, or $8,100. Their price tag grew 1.1 percent from $8,010 in 2016-17.

About 93 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents. And about 7 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 83 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 263 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.31 million and 114 students took out student loans totaling more than $452,036.

Including all undergraduates, 1,294 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.19 million. Another 543 took out $2.37 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
In-state
~1,830
$7,560
$7,710
$8,010
$8,100
7.1%
Out-of-state
~138
$7,560
$7,710
$8,010
$8,100
7.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the John Wood Community College in 2015-16.
Type of Aid
Number of students receiving aid
Percent receiving aid
Total amount of aid received
Average amount of aid per student
Federal grants
190
51%
$861,798
$4,536
State / local grant or scholarship
94
25%
$192,978
$2,053
Institutional grants or scholarships
120
32%
$253,066
$2,109
Grant or scholarship aid total
263
71%
$1,307,842
$4,973
Federal student loans
114
31%
$452,036
$3,965
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
114
31%
$452,036
$3,965
Total student aid
310
83%

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.

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