by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of 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 price of attendance at Big Bend Technical College can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financing options does Big Bend Technical College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Scroll down to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Big Bend Technical College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For incoming first-year students at Big Bend Technical College, 69% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid approximately 51 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 69% | $1,875 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 23% | $419 |
| Federal Pell grants | 45% | $1,726 |
| State/local grants | 8% | $100 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, some 58% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $2,968 (across approximately 165 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 58% | $2,968 |
| Federal Pell grants | 43% | $2,383 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $2,731.
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 | $13,560 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,957 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $9,964 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,420 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Big Bend Technical College’s net price calculator: www.bbtc.edu/storage/npcalc/npcalc.html.
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Big Bend Technical College.
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 1 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $5,200 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $5,200 |
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