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Cost of college went up for all students at Sauk Valley Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 10.8 percent for 2017-18 at Sauk Valley Community College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $10,460 to attend the two-year public institution this year $1,022 more than the $9,438 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 14.3 percent more than residents this year, or $11,960. Their price tag grew 17.3 percent from $10,194 in 2016-17.

About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 74 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 167 students received grants or scholarships totaling $745,721 and 49 students took out student loans totaling more than $207,931.

Including all undergraduates, 1,285 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4.11 million. Another 263 took out $1.08 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
~1,873
$8,998
$9,110
$9,438
$10,460
16.2%
Out-of-state
~19
$9,754
$9,866
$10,194
$11,960
22.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Sauk Valley 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
127
42%
$522,153
$4,111
State / local grant or scholarship
25
8%
$38,332
$1,533
Institutional grants or scholarships
65
22%
$185,236
$2,850
Grant or scholarship aid total
167
55%
$745,721
$4,465
Federal student loans
49
16%
$207,931
$4,243
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
49
16%
$207,931
$4,243
Total student aid
222
74%

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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