North Carolina residents paid $1,926 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $26 more than the $1,900 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 239.3 percent more than residents this year, or $6,534. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 0.4 percent from $6,508 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are North Carolina residents. And about 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 81 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 60 students received grants or scholarships totaling $267,267.
Including all undergraduates (1,105), 540 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.9 million.
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 | ~1,094 | $1,872 | $1,900 | $1,900 | $1,926 | 2.9% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at McDowell Technical Community 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 | 49 | 65% | $218,277 | $4,455 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 29 | 39% | $43,015 | $1,483 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 4 | 5% | $5,975 | $1,494 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 60 | 80% | $267,267 | $4,454 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Total student aid | 61 | 81% | - | - |
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