by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will not be asked to pay 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 cost of going to Bellevue College can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
What financing options does BC offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep going to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Bellevue College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Bellevue College, 41% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 347 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 37% | $6,650 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 15% | $1,830 |
| Federal Pell grants | 21% | $5,049 |
| State/local grants | 26% | $3,847 |
| Federal student loans | 5% | $5,370 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at BC, approximately 18% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $6,981 (across approximately 2120 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 18% | $6,981 |
| Federal Pell grants | 10% | $4,685 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $6,921 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $8,879.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $9,738 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,132 |
| Over $75,000 | $16,952 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $11,430 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,289 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use BC’s net price tool: bellevuecollege.edu/calculator/npcalc.htm.
Graduating students at BC carry a median federal student debt of $8,282 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,282 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $12,375 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $131.2/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at BC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,902 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $13,453 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $21,653 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,625 |
| Middle income | $8,625 |
| High income | $6,969 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,623 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,667 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for BC.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at BC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 9145 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $101,883,156 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 258 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $977,048 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,787 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 22 |
| Total DoD amount | $27,019 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,228 |
References
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