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Cost of college went up for all students at Mountainland Technical College

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Tuition and fees rose 24.5 percent for 2018-19 at Mountainland Technical College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Utah students paid $585 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $115 more than the $470 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 32 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 65 students received grants or scholarships totaling $186,556 and 8 students took out student loans totaling more than $41,048.

Including all undergraduates (2,801), 828 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.5 million.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state2,801$485$445$470$58520.6%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Mountainland Technical College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants5015%$143,542$2,871
State / local grant or scholarship154%$37,786$2,519
Institutional grants or scholarships41%$5,228$1,307
Grant or scholarship aid total6519%$186,556$2,870
Federal student loans00%$0-
Other student loans82%$41,048$5,131
Student loan aid82%$41,048$5,131
Total student aid10932%--

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