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Cost of college went down for all students at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

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In-state tuition and fees fell 1.3 percent for 2018-19 at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Wisconsin residents paid $4,404 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $64 more than the $4,340 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 44.8 percent more than residents this year, or $6,377. Their price tag grew 2.8 percent from $6,204 in 2017-18.

About 90 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Wisconsin residents. And about 10 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 84 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 184 students received grants or scholarships totaling $885,884 and 129 students took out student loans totaling more than $525,939.

Including all undergraduates (2,009), 781 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.4 million, and 583 students took out $2.5 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~1,808$4,159$4,340$4,340$4,4045.9%
Out-of-state~201$6,085$6,204$6,204$6,3774.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants14857%$671,307$4,536
State / local grant or scholarship13150%$154,527$1,180
Institutional grants or scholarships8231%$60,050$732
Grant or scholarship aid total18470%$885,884$4,815
Federal student loans12949%$504,339$3,910
Other student loans52%$21,600$4,320
Student loan aid12949%$525,939$4,077
Total student aid21884%--

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