Many students are not billed 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 cost of going to Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
What financial aid options can Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Scroll down to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology, 67% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 62 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 53% | $4,905 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 53% | $4,905 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 15% | $5,405 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Here, approximately 48% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,905 (for some 49 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 48% | $4,905 |
| Federal Pell grants | 48% | $4,905 |
| Federal student loans | 14% | $5,405 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $5,590.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $1,124 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $1,124 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $2,636 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $1,124 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology’s online cost calculator: www.sweetwatercosmetology.com/.
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology.
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