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In-state tuition and fees rose 3.4 percent for 2017-18 at Shawnee Community College, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Illinois residents paid $5,792 to attend the two-year public institution this year $192 more than the $5,600 charged for 2016-17.

Non-residents paid 8.8 percent more than residents this year, or $6,304. Their price tag grew 5.3 percent from $5,984 in 2016-17.

About 95 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Illinois residents. And about 5 percent are residents of other states.

Data shows 92 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 90 students received grants or scholarships totaling $278,811 and 3 students took out student loans totaling more than $16,000.

Including all undergraduates, 926 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.99 million.

The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Shawnee Community College in 2015-16.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly described the cost of attendance, which includes both tuition and fees.