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Cost of college went up for all students at Toccoa Falls College

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Tuition and fees rose 2.9 percent for 2018-19 at Toccoa Falls College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Georgia students paid $22,744 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $640 more than the $22,104 charged for 2017-18.

Data shows 88 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 187 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.6 million and 141 students took out student loans totaling more than $931,595.

Including all undergraduates (1,656), 820 students used grants or scholarships totaling $10.9 million, and 595 students took out $3.7 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~1,192$20,710$21,414$22,104$22,7449.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Toccoa Falls College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants10951%$513,201$4,708
State / local grant or scholarship12056%$384,526$3,204
Institutional grants or scholarships17482%$1,681,297$9,663
Grant or scholarship aid total18788%$2,579,024$13,792
Federal student loans14166%$765,359$5,428
Other student loans199%$166,236$8,749
Student loan aid14166%$931,595$6,607
Total student aid18788%--

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