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 Putnam Career and Technical Center can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will PCTC provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep scrolling to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Putnam Career and Technical Center.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
For incoming first-year students at Putnam Career and Technical Center, 57% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid approximately 20 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 57% | $5,400 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 57% | $5,400 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At this school, some 57% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $5,156 (covering around 36 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 57% | $5,156 |
| Federal Pell grants | 51% | $5,754 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $5,500.
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 | $4,611 |
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 | $1,975 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,611 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see PCTC’s net price tool: core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1087016/Net_Price_Calculator_18-19_published_in_20-21.html.
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for PCTC.
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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