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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at Dabney S Lancaster Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.4 percent for 2018-19 at Dabney S Lancaster Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Virginia residents paid $4,725 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $112 more than the $4,613 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 125.5 percent more than residents this year, or $10,653. Their price tag grew 1.1 percent from $10,541 in 2017-18.

About 92 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Virginia residents. And about 6 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 117 students received grants or scholarships totaling $572,967 and 24 students took out student loans totaling more than $104,139.

Including all undergraduates (981), 488 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.8 million, and 156 students took out $797,182 in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~903$4,350$4,478$4,613$4,7258.6%
Out-of-state~59$10,188$10,376$10,541$10,6534.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Dabney S Lancaster Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants9167%$388,314$4,267
State / local grant or scholarship6044%$88,026$1,467
Institutional grants or scholarships5440%$96,627$1,789
Grant or scholarship aid total11786%$572,967$4,897
Federal student loans2418%$104,139$4,339
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid2418%$104,139$4,339
Total student aid12693%--

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