by our College Data Analytics TeamMany 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 total price of attendance at Carthage Technical Center can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
What financial assistance options will Carthage Technical Center offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Read on to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Carthage Technical Center.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Carthage Technical Center, 100% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid (about 6 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $8,310 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 100% | $7,106 |
| State/local grants | 67% | $1,806 |
| Federal student loans | 100% | $7,167 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Here, some 65% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $5,277 (across approximately 22 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 65% | $5,277 |
| Federal Pell grants | 56% | $4,881 |
| Federal student loans | 71% | $6,275 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,342.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $16,233 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $16,874 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $16,233 |
To project your own net price, use Carthage Technical Center’s net price calculator: s3.amazonaws.com/aws-website-netpricecalculator-d46xk/index.html.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Carthage Technical Center owes $14,458 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $14,458 |
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Carthage Technical Center.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $5,840 |
| 75th percentile | $14,460 |
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 | $14,458 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Carthage Technical Center.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Carthage Technical Center:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 186 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $2,006,017 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 1 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $14,685 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $14,685 |
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