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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at Lakeland Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 13.1 percent for 2018-19 at Lakeland Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Ohio residents paid $4,712 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $547 more than the $4,165 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 113.3 percent more than residents this year, or $10,052. Their price tag grew 9.2 percent from $9,205 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Ohio residents. About 1 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 69 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 254 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1 million and 118 students took out student loans totaling more than $553,930.

Including all undergraduates (6,865), 2,906 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.8 million, and 1,509 students took out $8.5 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~6,728$4,165$4,165$4,165$4,71213.1%
Out-of-state~69$9,205$9,205$9,205$10,0529.2%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Lakeland Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants21852%$879,131$4,033
State / local grant or scholarship164%$45,728$2,858
Institutional grants or scholarships4511%$89,033$1,979
Grant or scholarship aid total25460%$1,013,892$3,992
Federal student loans11628%$551,430$4,754
Other student loans-0%--
Student loan aid11828%$553,930$4,694
Total student aid28969%--

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