Minnesota students paid $5,488 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $8 more than the $5,480 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 58 students received grants or scholarships totaling $269,304 and 40 students took out student loans totaling more than $267,897.
Including all undergraduates (1,022), 498 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2 million, and 374 students took out $2.3 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 | ~981 | $5,480 | $5,428 | $5,480 | $5,488 | 0.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Northwest Technical 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 | 44 | 60% | $185,996 | $4,227 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 48 | 66% | $70,808 | $1,475 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 14 | 19% | $12,500 | $893 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 58 | 79% | $269,304 | $4,643 |
| Federal student loans | 39 | 53% | $207,803 | $5,328 |
| Other student loans | 7 | 10% | $60,094 | $8,585 |
| Student loan aid | 40 | 55% | $267,897 | $6,697 |
| Total student aid | 68 | 93% | - | - |
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