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 price of attendance at Great Oaks Career Campuses can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Great Oaks Career Campuses deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep scrolling to see what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Great Oaks Career Campuses.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
For incoming first-year students at Great Oaks Career Campuses, 61% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 82 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 46% | $6,031 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 41% | $5,721 |
| State/local grants | 9% | $4,460 |
| Federal student loans | 48% | $6,292 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Great Oaks Career Campuses, about 36% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $5,850 (across roughly 84 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 36% | $5,850 |
| Federal Pell grants | 32% | $5,587 |
| Federal student loans | 41% | $5,885 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $2,178.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $8,477 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,372 |
| Over $75,000 | $11,824 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $12,037 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,911 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Great Oaks Career Campuses’s online cost calculator: adults.greatoaks.com/admissions/full-time-program-admissions/financial-aid.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Great Oaks Career Campuses owes $5,500 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $5,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $58.31/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Great Oaks Career Campuses.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,840 |
| 25th percentile | $4,345 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $9,500 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,973 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $4,231 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,231 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,576 |
| Independent students | $7,308 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Great Oaks Career Campuses.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Great Oaks Career Campuses:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3081 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $27,524,095 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 26 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $220,052 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $8,464 |
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