by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Athena Career Academy can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
What financing options does Athena Career Academy offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Read on to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Athena Career Academy.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For incoming first-year students at Athena Career Academy, 83% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance approximately 45 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $5,859 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 83% | $5,379 |
| State/local grants | 4% | $10,818 |
| Federal student loans | 74% | $6,762 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, approximately 92% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $4,505 (among about 549 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 92% | $4,505 |
| Federal Pell grants | 76% | $4,818 |
| Federal student loans | 90% | $6,131 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $6,186.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $24,986 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $26,718 |
| Over $75,000 | $29,495 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $22,886 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $25,171 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Athena Career Academy’s net price tool: www.athenacareers.com/.
The median federal debt load at Athena Career Academy comes to $14,120 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $14,120 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $14,120 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $149.7/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Athena Career Academy.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,037 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $14,166 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $14,166 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $14,120 |
| Middle income | $14,120 |
| High income | $14,120 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,120 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,120 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,455 |
| Independent students | $14,120 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Athena Career Academy.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Athena Career Academy:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1834 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $21,336,603 |
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