Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Bennett Career Institute

Tuition and fees was unchanged for 2017-18 at Bennett Career Institute, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

District of Columbia students paid $17,000 to attend the private for-profit school in both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.

Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 101 students received grants or scholarships totaling $420,500 and 176 students took out student loans totaling more than $557,408.

Including all undergraduates, 210 students used grants or scholarships totaling $440,500. Another 210 took out $557,408 in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
~223
$16,000
$16,000
$17,000
$17,000
6.3%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Bennett Career Institute 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
101
54%
$408,000
$4,040
State / local grant or scholarship
4
2%
$12,500
$3,125
Institutional grants or scholarships
0
0%
$0
Grant or scholarship aid total
101
54%
$420,500
$4,163
Federal student loans
176
94%
$557,408
$3,167
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
176
94%
$557,408
$3,167
Total student aid
176
94%