by our College Data Analytics TeamMany 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 total price of attendance at Associated Technical College-Los Angeles can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Associated Technical College-Los Angeles offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to see 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. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Associated Technical College-Los Angeles.
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.
Looking at the entering class at Associated Technical College-Los Angeles, 100% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 274 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $3,302 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 100% | $3,159 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 25% | $5,053 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, around 100% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $3,304 (among about 436 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $3,304 |
| Federal Pell grants | 100% | $3,161 |
| Federal student loans | 25% | $5,048 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $3,302.
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 | $22,236 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $23,629 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $22,236 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Associated Technical College-Los Angeles’s official net price calculator: www.atcla.edu/calculator2019/.
Graduating students at Associated Technical College-Los Angeles carry a median federal student debt of $9,500 of federal student 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 |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Associated Technical College-Los Angeles.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $9,500 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Associated Technical College-Los Angeles.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Associated Technical College-Los Angeles:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 6144 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $39,885,462 |
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