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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Cost of college went up for all students at the Vet Tech Institute

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Tuition and fees rose 0.3 percent for 2018-19 at the Vet Tech Institute, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Pennsylvania students paid $15,020 to attend the two-year private for-profit institution this year – $40 more than the $14,980 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 71 students received grants or scholarships totaling $512,598 and 77 students took out student loans totaling more than $522,202.

Including all undergraduates (337), 276 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.6 million, and 302 students took out $1.7 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~290$14,860$14,860$14,980$15,0201.1%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Vet Tech Institute in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants5565%$274,693$4,994
State / local grant or scholarship6173%$233,405$3,826
Institutional grants or scholarships78%$4,500$643
Grant or scholarship aid total7185%$512,598$7,220
Federal student loans7690%$429,991$5,658
Other student loans911%$92,211$10,246
Student loan aid7792%$522,202$6,782
Total student aid8196%--

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