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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at NHTI-Concord's Community College

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

New Hampshire residents paid $7,680 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $256 more than the $7,424 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 114.6 percent more than residents this year, or $16,480. Their price tag grew 3 percent from $16,000 in 2017-18.

About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New Hampshire residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 79 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 268 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.3 million and 442 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.7 million.

Including all undergraduates (3,478), 1,538 students used grants or scholarships totaling $6.1 million, and 1,851 students took out $11.3 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~3,374$7,104$7,104$7,424$7,6808.1%
Out-of-state~104$15,264$15,264$16,000$16,4808%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at NHTI-Concord's Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants26339%$1,152,881$4,384
State / local grant or scholarship16925%$150,070$888
Institutional grants or scholarships30%$3,940$1,313
Grant or scholarship aid total26840%$1,306,891$4,876
Federal student loans43865%$2,480,436$5,663
Other student loans355%$262,960$7,513
Student loan aid44266%$2,743,396$6,207
Total student aid53479%--

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