A large number of students will not be asked to pay the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at Alaska Christian College can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financing options does Alaska Christian College offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Scroll down to see how much school funding could be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Alaska Christian College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at Alaska Christian College, 100% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 12 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $17,381 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $3,792 |
| Federal Pell grants | 75% | $4,683 |
| State/local grants | 100% | $9,220 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At Alaska Christian College, some 92% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $17,695 (across roughly 57 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 92% | $17,695 |
| Federal Pell grants | 71% | $4,976 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $16,881.
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 | $4,336 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $8,457 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $7,063 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,427 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Alaska Christian College’s net price calculator: alaskacc.edu/about/consumer-information/net-price-calculator/.
Graduating students at Alaska Christian College carry a median federal student debt of $6,233 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,233 |
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Alaska Christian College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $3,552 |
| 75th percentile | $10,493 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Alaska Christian College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Alaska Christian College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 237 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,915,834 |
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