Texas residents paid $3,330 to attend the two-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
Non-residents paid 56.8 percent more than residents this year, or $5,220. Their price tag was unchanged from $5,220 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Texas residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 64 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 89 students received grants or scholarships totaling $465,890.
Including all undergraduates (11,729), 5,780 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.9 million, and 1,181 students took out $7.5 million in federal student loans.
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 | ~11,612 | $3,330 | $3,330 | $3,330 | $3,330 | 0% |
| Out-of-state | ~117 | $5,220 | $5,220 | $5,220 | $5,220 | 0% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at El Centro 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 | 69 | 47% | $384,154 | $5,567 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 34 | 23% | $73,593 | $2,165 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 8 | 5% | $8,143 | $1,018 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 89 | 60% | $465,890 | $5,235 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Total student aid | 94 | 64% | - | - |
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