by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of 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 cost of going to ATA College can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
What financial aid options can Advanced Training Associates offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep reading to discover how much school funding could 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. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from ATA College.
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.
For incoming first-year students at ATA College, 91% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 31 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 91% | $6,977 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 91% | $6,977 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 91% | $6,825 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Here, around 86% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $7,300 (for some 101 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 86% | $7,300 |
| Federal Pell grants | 86% | $7,241 |
| Federal student loans | 75% | $7,523 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $6,977.
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 | $19,777 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $20,963 |
| Over $75,000 | $27,026 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $19,157 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,906 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Advanced Training Associates’s net price calculator: atacollege.edu/consumer-information/.
Graduating students at Advanced Training Associates carry a median federal student debt of $5,500 of federal student 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 |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Advanced Training Associates.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,069 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $6,600 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $8,200 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $6,145 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Advanced Training Associates.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Advanced Training Associates:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 581 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $3,568,003 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 30 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $442,450 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $14,748 |
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