Minnesota students paid $5,491 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $74 more than the $5,417 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 82 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 281 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.3 million and 146 students took out student loans totaling more than $687,365.
Including all undergraduates (2,746), 1,905 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7 million, and 1,088 students took out $6 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,691 | $5,379 | $5,369 | $5,417 | $5,491 | 2.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at South Central College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 225 | 57% | $1,003,059 | $4,458 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 221 | 56% | $268,641 | $1,216 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 57 | 14% | $53,192 | $933 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 281 | 71% | $1,324,892 | $4,715 |
| Federal student loans | 146 | 37% | $665,365 | $4,557 |
| Other student loans | 4 | 1% | $22,000 | $5,500 |
| Student loan aid | 146 | 37% | $687,365 | $4,708 |
| Total student aid | 325 | 82% | - | - |
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