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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at Olympic College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 2.1 percent for 2018-19 at Olympic College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Washington residents paid $3,771 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $78 more than the $3,693 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 12.5 percent more than residents this year, or $4,241. Their price tag grew 2.3 percent from $4,147 in 2017-18.

About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Washington residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 47 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 157 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1 million and 32 students took out student loans totaling more than $176,959.

Including all undergraduates (6,620), 1,907 students used grants or scholarships totaling $11.5 million, and 502 students took out $3.2 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~6,488$3,837$3,618$3,693$3,771-1.7%
Out-of-state~132$3,837$4,064$4,147$4,24110.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Olympic College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants13130%$649,422$4,957
State / local grant or scholarship10424%$326,523$3,140
Institutional grants or scholarships276%$72,451$2,683
Grant or scholarship aid total15736%$1,048,396$6,678
Federal student loans297%$150,167$5,178
Other student loans31%$26,792$8,931
Student loan aid327%$176,959$5,530
Total student aid20247%--

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