South Carolina students paid $16,285 to attend the two-year private for-profit institution this year – $50 more than the $16,235 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 92 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 23 students received grants or scholarships totaling $129,124 and 22 students took out student loans totaling more than $188,654.
Including all undergraduates (382), 309 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.4 million, and 250 students took out $1.8 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 | ~367 | $15,880 | $16,184 | $16,235 | $16,285 | 2.6% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Fortis College-Columbia 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 | 23 | 88% | $129,124 | $5,614 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 23 | 88% | $129,124 | $5,614 |
| Federal student loans | 22 | 85% | $188,654 | $8,575 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 22 | 85% | $188,654 | $8,575 |
| Total student aid | 24 | 92% | - | - |
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