by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will not be asked to pay 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 South Suburban College can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financing options does SSC offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep scrolling to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from South Suburban College.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at South Suburban College, 69% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 123 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 69% | $7,063 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 25% | $3,222 |
| Federal Pell grants | 57% | $5,132 |
| State/local grants | 42% | $2,473 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, approximately 30% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $5,211 (among about 1159 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 30% | $5,211 |
| Federal Pell grants | 24% | $4,118 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $7,592.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $2,144 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $3,512 |
| Over $75,000 | $7,560 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $3,242 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $2,919 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try SSC’s official net price calculator: www.ssc.edu/compliance/FA/Net_Price_calculator/npcalc.htm.
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. SSC.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at SSC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 290 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,992,904 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 22 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $67,596 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,073 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $1,368 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,368 |
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