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Friday, September 27, 2024

Cost of college went up for non-resident students at Monterey Peninsula College

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In-state tuition and fees were unchanged for 2018-19 at Monterey Peninsula College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

California residents paid $1,176 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Non-resident students would have paid 526.5 percent more than residents this year, or $7,368. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 8.5 percent from $6,792 in 2017-18.

About 92 percent of the school's undergraduate population are California residents. And about 2 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 69 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 357 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.8 million and 15 students took out student loans totaling more than $83,535.

Including all undergraduates (8,017), 3,193 students used grants or scholarships totaling $11.1 million, and 138 students took out $807,143 in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~7,376$1,174$1,174$1,176$1,1760.2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Monterey Peninsula College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants22842%$1,047,290$4,593
State / local grant or scholarship33462%$699,504$2,094
Institutional grants or scholarships81%$7,064$883
Grant or scholarship aid total35766%$1,753,858$4,913
Federal student loans153%$83,535$5,569
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid153%$83,535$5,569
Total student aid37169%--

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