by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay 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 total price of attendance at Berkeley City College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Berkeley City College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep scrolling to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Berkeley City College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Berkeley City College, 75% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance roughly 193 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 74% | $5,422 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 72% | $380 |
| Federal Pell grants | 33% | $5,625 |
| State/local grants | 57% | $2,659 |
| Federal student loans | 2% | $6,929 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At this school, around 52% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $2,584 (across approximately 3426 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 52% | $2,584 |
| Federal Pell grants | 13% | $4,551 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $8,484 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $9,749.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $7,745 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,455 |
| Over $75,000 | $13,384 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $9,096 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $8,957 |
To project your own net price, use Berkeley City College’s net price tool: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/345/npcalc.htm.
Graduating students at Berkeley City College carry a median federal student debt of $9,500 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,500 |
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Berkeley City College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,500 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $10,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $18,650 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,625 |
| Independent students | $10,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Berkeley City College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Berkeley City College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1745 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $19,378,654 |
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 | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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