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Cost of college went up for all students at Southern Regional Technical College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 0.9 percent for 2018-19 at Southern Regional Technical College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Georgia residents paid $2,728 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $24 more than the $2,704 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 78.3 percent more than residents this year, or $4,864. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 0.5 percent from $4,840 in 2017-18.

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

Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 275 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.2 million and 3 students took out student loans totaling more than $5,350.

Including all undergraduates (4,637), 3,596 students used grants or scholarships totaling $21.2 million.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state4,637$2,614$2,654$2,704$2,7284.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Southern Regional Technical College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants24784%$1,664,094$6,737
State / local grant or scholarship19065%$495,505$2,608
Institutional grants or scholarships00%$0-
Grant or scholarship aid total27594%$2,159,599$7,853
Federal student loans00%$0-
Other student loans31%$5,350$1,783
Student loan aid31%$5,350$1,783
Total student aid27995%--

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