Alabama residents paid $4,710 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $300 more than the $4,410 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 82.2 percent more than residents this year, or $8,580. Their price tag grew 7.5 percent from $7,980 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Alabama residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 93 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 84 students received grants or scholarships totaling $514,641.
Including all undergraduates (831), 608 students used grants or scholarships totaling $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 | ~806 | $4,290 | $4,350 | $4,410 | $4,710 | 9.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~8 | $7,740 | $7,860 | $7,980 | $8,580 | 10.9% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical 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 | 79 | 88% | $458,330 | $5,802 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 7 | 8% | $12,313 | $1,759 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 15 | 17% | $43,998 | $2,933 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 84 | 93% | $514,641 | $6,127 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Total student aid | 84 | 93% | - | - |
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