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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 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 22 students received grants or scholarships totaling $160,966 and 26 students took out student loans totaling more than $199,962.

Including all undergraduates (115), 82 students used grants or scholarships totaling $653,458, and 69 students took out $367,232 in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~112$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 grants2170%$117,600$5,600
State / local grant or scholarship1343%$40,178$3,091
Institutional grants or scholarships-7%--
Grant or scholarship aid total2273%$160,966$7,317
Federal student loans2687%$174,462$6,710
Other student loans310%$25,500$8,500
Student loan aid2687%$199,962$7,691
Total student aid2893%--

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