California residents paid $1,166 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $4 more than the $1,162 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 531 percent more than residents this year, or $7,358. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 8.6 percent from $6,778 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are California residents.
Data shows 74 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 123 students received grants or scholarships totaling $734,719.
Including all undergraduates (2,496), 1,615 students used grants or scholarships totaling $4.6 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 | ~2,421 | $1,162 | $1,162 | $1,162 | $1,166 | 0.3% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Columbia 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 | 83 | 50% | $468,650 | $5,646 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 113 | 68% | $221,079 | $1,956 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 23 | 14% | $44,990 | $1,956 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 123 | 74% | $734,719 | $5,973 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Total student aid | 123 | 74% | - | - |
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