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Cost of college was unchanged for all students at the College of Western Idaho

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

Idaho residents paid $4,336 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Non-residents paid 69.4 percent more than residents this year, or $7,344. Their price tag was unchanged from $7,344 in 2017-18.

About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Idaho residents. And about 5 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 78 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 508 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.7 million and 315 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.3 million.

Including all undergraduates (10,277), 4,892 students used grants or scholarships totaling $18.4 million, and 3,110 students took out $11.4 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~9,763$4,264$4,536$4,336$4,3361.7%
Out-of-state~514$7,200$7,344$7,344$7,3442%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the College of Western Idaho in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants47359%$2,400,633$5,075
State / local grant or scholarship344%$105,511$3,103
Institutional grants or scholarships14919%$146,431$983
Grant or scholarship aid total50863%$2,652,575$5,222
Federal student loans31539%$1,262,782$4,009
Other student loans-0%--
Student loan aid31539%$1,273,782$4,044
Total student aid62978%--

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