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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Cost of college went up for all students at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

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In-state tuition and fees rose 1.9 percent for 2018-19 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Michigan residents paid $5,756 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $110 more than the $5,646 charged for 2017-18.

Non-residents paid 32.8 percent more than residents this year, or $7,646. Their price tag grew 2.1 percent from $7,491 in 2017-18.

About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Michigan residents. About 1 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 78 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 511 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.7 million and 180 students took out student loans totaling more than $761,078.

Including all undergraduates (8,069), 3,580 students used grants or scholarships totaling $14.2 million, and 1,891 students took out $7.2 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~7,827$5,100$5,380$5,646$5,75612.9%
Out-of-state~81$6,810$7,150$7,491$7,64612.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Kalamazoo Valley Community College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants39352%$1,910,432$4,861
State / local grant or scholarship14719%$431,984$2,939
Institutional grants or scholarships16121%$323,595$2,010
Grant or scholarship aid total51168%$2,666,011$5,217
Federal student loans18024%$597,838$3,321
Other student loans557%$163,240$2,968
Student loan aid18024%$761,078$4,228
Total student aid58778%--

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