by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Read on to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
For incoming first-year students at Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa, 100% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance (about 8 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 75% | $6,578 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 75% | $6,578 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 100% | $11,888 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. Here, some 60% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $7,177 (among about 192 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 60% | $7,177 |
| Federal Pell grants | 58% | $5,979 |
| Federal student loans | 82% | $11,242 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $4,933.
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 | $30,580 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $30,620 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $36,680 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $30,580 |
To project your own net price, use Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa’s NPC: www.arizonacollege.edu/admissions/financial-aid/net-price-calculator/.
The median federal debt load at Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa comes to $9,500 in federal loans.
| 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 |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa.
| 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 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,972 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 15044 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $188,127,167 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 17 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $437,209 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $25,718 |
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