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Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Salish Kootenai College

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

Montana residents paid $6,349 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Non-residents paid 82.5 percent more than residents this year, or $11,584. Their price tag grew 0 percent from $11,583 in 2017-18.

About 84 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Montana residents. And about 16 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 77 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 114 students received grants or scholarships totaling $552,038 and 30 students took out student loans totaling more than $107,219.

Including all undergraduates (720), 661 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4 million, and 237 students took out $1.1 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~605$6,229$6,279$6,349$6,3491.9%
Out-of-state~115$11,463$11,490$11,583$11,5841.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Salish Kootenai College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants9865%$397,871$4,060
State / local grant or scholarship43%$6,000$1,500
Institutional grants or scholarships7248%$148,167$2,058
Grant or scholarship aid total11476%$552,038$4,842
Federal student loans3020%$107,219$3,574
Other student loans00%$0-
Student loan aid3020%$107,219$3,574
Total student aid11577%--

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