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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia

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Tuition and fees rose 6.2 percent for 2018-19 at Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Maryland students paid $27,792 to attend the two-year private for-profit institution this year – $1,620 more than the $26,172 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, 363 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.6 million and 428 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.2 million.

Including all undergraduates (749), 639 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2.4 million, and 709 students took out $5 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~629$30,564$31,176$26,172$27,792-9.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants35669%$1,511,354$4,245
State / local grant or scholarship00%$0-
Institutional grants or scholarships92%$43,285$4,809
Grant or scholarship aid total36370%$1,554,639$4,283
Federal student loans42883%$3,150,248$7,360
Other student loans-0%--
Student loan aid42883%$3,180,768$7,432
Total student aid46590%--

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