by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total cost of going to Aiken Technical College can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can Aiken Technical College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Aiken Technical College.
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.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Aiken Technical College, 94% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 249 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $7,053 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 12% | $875 |
| Federal Pell grants | 57% | $6,318 |
| State/local grants | 71% | $3,882 |
| Federal student loans | 8% | $7,095 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. Across the undergraduate body at Aiken Technical College, roughly 89% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $4,210 (across roughly 1972 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 89% | $4,210 |
| Federal Pell grants | 49% | $4,282 |
| Federal student loans | 13% | $6,331 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $8,364.
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 | $4,965 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,076 |
| Over $75,000 | $9,906 |
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 | $4,807 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,350 |
To project your own net price, use Aiken Technical College’s online cost calculator: www.atc.edu/netpricecalculator/npcalc.htm.
The median federal debt load at Aiken Technical College comes to $7,110 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,110 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $12,250 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $129.87/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Aiken Technical College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $9,636 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $16,467 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,958 |
| Middle income | $7,688 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,569 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Aiken Technical College.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Aiken Technical College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3329 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $31,289,344 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 76 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $260,007 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,421 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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