South Carolina residents paid $6,035 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $228 more than the $5,807 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 41.1 percent more than residents this year, or $8,518. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 2.7 percent from $8,298 in 2017-18.
100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are South Carolina residents.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 531 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.2 million and 110 students took out student loans totaling more than $445,971.
Including all undergraduates (3,550), 3,348 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13 million, and 1,022 students took out $4.8 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | 3,550 | $5,075 | $5,449 | $5,807 | $6,035 | 18.9% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 392 | 71% | $1,959,711 | $4,999 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 444 | 81% | $1,186,005 | $2,671 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 16 | 3% | $14,100 | $881 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 531 | 97% | $3,159,816 | $5,951 |
| Federal student loans | 110 | 20% | $445,971 | $4,054 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 110 | 20% | $445,971 | $4,054 |
| Total student aid | 531 | 97% | - | - |
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