Illinois students paid $15,925 to attend the private for-profit school this year $1,050 more than the $14,875 charged for 2016-17.
Data shows 85 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 16 students received grants or scholarships totaling $57,680 and 14 students took out student loans totaling more than $91,752.
Including all undergraduates, 48 students used grants or scholarships totaling $175,550. Another 33 took out $193,880 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
~36
$14,875
$14,875
$14,875
$15,925
7.1%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Gem City 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
16
80%
$57,680
$3,605
State / local grant or scholarship
0
0%
$0
Institutional grants or scholarships
0
0%
$0
Grant or scholarship aid total
16
80%
$57,680
$3,605
Federal student loans
14
70%
$91,752
$6,554
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
14
70%
$91,752
$6,554
Total student aid
17
85%
Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.
Alerts Sign-up