Alabama residents paid $4,467 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $278 more than the $4,189 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 99.4 percent more than residents this year, or $8,907. Their price tag grew 14.8 percent from $7,759 in 2017-18.
About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 73 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 562 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (4,350), 2,722 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.1 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 | ~4,133 | $3,243 | $4,107 | $4,189 | $4,467 | 37.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~131 | $6,003 | $7,617 | $7,759 | $8,907 | 48.4% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Shelton State 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 | 466 | 59% | $2,460,064 | $5,279 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 46 | 6% | $57,950 | $1,260 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 142 | 18% | $582,872 | $4,105 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 562 | 71% | $3,100,886 | $5,518 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Total student aid | 583 | 73% | - | - |
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