Texas residents paid $4,500 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
Non-resident students would have paid 27.7 percent more than residents this year, or $5,748. Non-resident tuition and fees were unchanged from $5,748 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 2 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 88 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 792 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.4 million and 39 students took out student loans totaling more than $105,119.
Including all undergraduates (10,181), 5,079 students used grants or scholarships totaling $22 million.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~9,977 | $4,610 | $4,980 | $4,500 | $4,500 | -2.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 725 | 79% | $3,916,603 | $5,402 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 117 | 13% | $176,069 | $1,505 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 165 | 18% | $313,898 | $1,902 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 792 | 87% | $4,406,570 | $5,564 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 39 | 4% | $105,119 | $2,695 |
| Student loan aid | 39 | 4% | $105,119 | $2,695 |
| Total student aid | 807 | 88% | - | - |
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