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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Amarillo College

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

Texas residents paid $3,168 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Non-resident students would have paid 48.5 percent more than residents this year, or $4,704. Non-resident tuition and fees were unchanged from $4,704 in 2017-18.

100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents.

Data shows 75 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 521 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.3 million and 98 students took out student loans totaling more than $525,641.

Including all undergraduates (9,854), 4,678 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.5 million, and 1,658 students took out $10.8 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state9,854$3,042$3,042$3,168$3,1684.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Amarillo College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants42958%$2,059,105$4,800
State / local grant or scholarship14920%$156,481$1,050
Institutional grants or scholarships13018%$87,574$674
Grant or scholarship aid total52171%$2,303,160$4,421
Federal student loans9813%$525,641$5,364
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid9813%$525,641$5,364
Total student aid55175%--

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