Harford News

In-state tuition and fees rose 2 percent for 2017-18 at Harford Community College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Maryland residents paid $5,772 to attend the two-year public institution this year $113 more than the $5,659 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 36.9 percent more than residents this year, or $7,902. Their price tag grew 2 percent from $7,747 in 2016-17.

About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Maryland residents. About 4 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 52 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 364 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.4 million and 130 students took out student loans totaling more than $626,031.

Including all undergraduates, 2,687 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.42 million. Another 557 took out $2.8 million in federal student loans.

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

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.