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Cost of college went up for resident students at Yakima Valley College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 17.1 percent for 2018-19 at Yakima Valley College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Washington residents paid $5,163 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $754 more than the $4,409 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 9.2 percent more than residents this year, or $5,638. Their price tag grew 16.7 percent from $4,832 in 2017-18.

About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Washington residents. And about 4 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 75 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 199 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.2 million and 26 students took out student loans totaling more than $129,446.

Including all undergraduates (4,456), 2,325 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.9 million, and 626 students took out $3.9 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~4,278$4,090$4,230$4,409$5,16326.2%
Out-of-state~178$4,491$4,637$4,832$5,63825.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Yakima Valley College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants16654%$694,045$4,181
State / local grant or scholarship14848%$476,822$3,222
Institutional grants or scholarships4414%$41,605$946
Grant or scholarship aid total19965%$1,212,472$6,093
Federal student loans258%$120,446$4,818
Other student loans-0%--
Student loan aid268%$129,446$4,979
Total student aid23275%--

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