State of WA Support of Student Education The State of Washington contributes to the cost of students’ education through support of basic instructional costs and state supported financial aid. The following table indicates the amount of state support by tuition category for students attending GHC for the academic year 2012-2013:
	Resident	Non-Resident
Instructional Costs Per FTE Student	$6,282	$6,282
Operating Fee	$3,217	$8,052
Net Share Support Per FTE Student	$3,065	--------
In addition to state support of the basic instructional costs, students also receive state supported financial aid including that provided from the local institutional financial aid fund (3½%). These amounts are represented by the following:
	State Financial Aid	Institutional Financial Aid
Resident	$861	$94
Non-Resident	0	0