by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Bene’s Career Academy can appear tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students obtain some kind of financial help.
What financing options does Bene’s Career Academy offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Read on to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Bene’s Career Academy.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Looking at the entering class at Bene’s Career Academy, 70% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 212 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 65% | $4,031 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 65% | $3,957 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 54% | $5,597 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Bene’s Career Academy, some 63% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $3,924 (among about 334 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 63% | $3,924 |
| Federal Pell grants | 62% | $3,817 |
| Federal student loans | 56% | $5,531 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $4,249.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $22,229 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $23,292 |
| Over $75,000 | $23,003 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
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 | $24,275 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $22,360 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Bene’s Career Academy’s net price tool: www.netprice.benes.edu/npcalc.htm.
The median student at Bene’s Career Academy graduates with $6,333 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,333 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $6,333 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $67.14/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Bene’s Career Academy.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,167 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $11,666 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,000 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,333 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,333 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,333 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,333 |
| Independent students | $6,333 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Bene’s Career Academy.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Bene’s Career Academy:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3003 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $25,348,334 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 4 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $38,648 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $9,662 |
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