Alabama residents paid $4,740 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $300 more than the $4,440 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 81.6 percent more than residents this year, or $8,610. Their price tag grew 7.5 percent from $8,010 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 687 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (3,274), 2,833 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.3 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 | ~3,176 | $4,320 | $4,380 | $4,440 | $4,740 | 9.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~98 | $7,770 | $7,890 | $8,010 | $8,610 | 10.8% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus 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 | 599 | 84% | $3,090,754 | $5,160 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 48 | 7% | $121,270 | $2,526 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 291 | 41% | $1,100,678 | $3,782 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 687 | 96% | $4,312,702 | $6,278 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Total student aid | 689 | 96% | - | - |
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