by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Alaska Career College, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $20,150.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $18,091.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $17,649.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $19,154.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Alaska Career College Net Price Calculator, or contact the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Alaska Career College stands at $7,199.00, categorized as a Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,199.00 |
| 25th | $5,499.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,199.00 |
| 75th | $9,500.00 |
| 90th | $16,291.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,199.00 |
| Middle income | $6,397.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $1,699.00 more than graduates from high-income families.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,199.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500.00 |
First-generation graduates of Alaska Career College hold $1,699.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Alaska Career College amounts to $1,699.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at Alaska Career College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 13.5% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Alaska Career College amount to $31,518,391.00 across 3,765 student borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 23 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $7,773.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veterans benefits detail.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Alaska Career College, think through the questions below:
For a closer look at any of these topics, follow the links below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.