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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Suffolk County Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.4 percent for 2018-19 at Suffolk County Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York residents paid $5,792 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $192 more than the $5,600 charged for 2017-18.

Non-resident students would have paid 90.1 percent more than residents this year, or $11,012. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 5.2 percent from $10,470 in 2017-18.

About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New York residents.

Data shows 70 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,702 students received grants or scholarships totaling $16.8 million and 760 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.9 million.

Including all undergraduates (26,078), 10,372 students used grants or scholarships totaling $55.6 million, and 3,248 students took out $12.8 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~25,817$5,280$5,500$5,600$5,7929.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Suffolk County Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants2,02646%$8,981,070$4,433
State / local grant or scholarship2,53657%$7,782,001$3,069
Institutional grants or scholarships361%$71,365$1,982
Grant or scholarship aid total2,70261%$16,834,436$6,230
Federal student loans75317%$2,821,766$3,747
Other student loans160%$57,355$3,585
Student loan aid76017%$2,879,121$3,788
Total student aid3,07470%--

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