by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged 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 sum total of attendance at Arizona College-Glendale can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
What financial assistance options will Arizona College-Glendale offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep going to learn just how much financial aid will be open 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 Arizona College-Glendale.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Arizona College-Glendale, 89% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 57 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 75% | $7,688 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 70% | $7,006 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 81% | $8,404 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at Arizona College-Glendale, approximately 77% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $4,829 (among about 390 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 77% | $4,829 |
| Federal Pell grants | 76% | $4,670 |
| Federal student loans | 78% | $5,882 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $6,474.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $26,474 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $27,732 |
| Over $75,000 | $30,553 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $27,919 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $26,925 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Arizona College-Glendale’s NPC: www.arizonacollege.edu/admissions/financial-aid/net-price-calculator/.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Arizona College-Glendale owes $9,500 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $100.72/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
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 Arizona College-Glendale.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,167 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,000 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $9,500 |
| High income | $10,250 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,803 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,972 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Arizona College-Glendale.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Arizona College-Glendale:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 15044 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $188,127,167 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 24 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $243,059 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $10,127 |
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