East Central Reporter

In-state tuition and fees rose 3.7 percent for 2017-18 at Lincoln Trail College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $9,743 to attend the two-year public institution this year $344 more than the $9,399 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 20.4 percent more than residents this year, or $11,734. Their price tag grew 3 percent from $11,390 in 2016-17.

About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents. About 1 percent are residents of other states and 3 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 147 students received grants or scholarships totaling $698,160 and 21 students took out student loans totaling more than $82,184.

Including all undergraduates, 946 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.77 million. Another 113 took out $493,657 in federal student loans.

The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Lincoln Trail College in 2015-16.