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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at the Laurel Technical Institute

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Tuition and fees rose 1.9 percent for 2018-19 at the Laurel Technical Institute, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania students paid $10,104 to attend the two-year private for-profit institution this year – $190 more than the $9,914 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 90 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 41 students received grants or scholarships totaling $263,928 and 37 students took out student loans totaling more than $241,199.

Including all undergraduates (168), 145 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.1 million, and 116 students took out $663,966 in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~150$9,744$9,744$9,914$10,1043.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Laurel Technical Institute in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants3571%$195,619$5,589
State / local grant or scholarship1633%$62,559$3,910
Institutional grants or scholarships-4%--
Grant or scholarship aid total4184%$263,928$6,437
Federal student loans3776%$232,499$6,284
Other student loans-2%--
Student loan aid3776%$241,199$6,519
Total student aid4490%--

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