by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Big Bend Community College, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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Cost of attendance at Big Bend Community College fell between $19,691.00 through $20,251.00 depending on your residency status.
Where you live mattered — in-state students paid less than out-of-state students: close to $19,691.00 in-state against $20,251.00 out of state.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $5,059.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $14,632.00 |
| Total cost | $19,691.00 |
| That is 2% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $19,691.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$9,451.00 |
| Net price | $10,240.00 |
| That is 47% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $19,691.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$11,601.00 |
| Net price | $8,090.00 |
| That is 58% below the national average net price. |
| Tuition and fees | $5,619.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $14,632.00 |
| Total cost | $20,251.00 |
| That is 5% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $20,251.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$9,451.00 |
| Net price | $10,800.00 |
| That is 44% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $20,251.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$11,601.00 |
| Net price | $8,650.00 |
| That is 55% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees plus room and board. |
Cost of attendance here has been rising by roughly 3.3% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Freshman year | $8,357.00 | $10,578.00 | $20,340.00 |
| Senior year | $9,211.00 | $11,659.00 | $22,420.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $35,118.00 | $44,451.00 | $85,476.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $13,379.00 | $16,934.00 | $32,563.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $404.00 | $512.00 | $984.00 |
| Total amount paid | $48,496.00 | $61,385.00 | $118,039.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Freshman year | $8,357.00 | $10,578.00 | $20,340.00 |
| Senior year | $8,632.00 | $10,927.00 | $21,011.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $16,989.00 | $21,504.00 | $41,352.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $6,472.00 | $8,192.00 | $15,754.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $196.00 | $247.00 | $476.00 |
| Total amount paid | $23,462.00 | $29,697.00 | $57,105.00 |
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Freshman year | $8,935.00 | $11,156.00 | $20,919.00 |
| Senior year | $9,849.00 | $12,297.00 | $23,058.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $37,549.00 | $46,881.00 | $87,907.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $14,305.00 | $17,860.00 | $33,489.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $432.00 | $540.00 | $1,012.00 |
| Total amount paid | $51,853.00 | $64,742.00 | $121,396.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Freshman year | $8,935.00 | $11,156.00 | $20,919.00 |
| Senior year | $9,230.00 | $11,524.00 | $21,609.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $18,165.00 | $22,680.00 | $42,528.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $6,920.00 | $8,640.00 | $16,202.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $209.00 | $261.00 | $489.00 |
| Total amount paid | $25,086.00 | $31,321.00 | $58,729.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net-price section.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $12,210.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $10,875.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. Below, average net price is broken out by family income:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $9,385.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $10,043.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,029.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $12,906.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $18,407.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Big Bend Community College Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Big Bend Community College stands at $6,832.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,433.00 |
| 25th | $3,000.00 |
| Median (50th) | $6,832.00 |
| 75th | $11,230.00 |
| 90th | $17,500.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,475.00 |
| Middle income | $6,018.00 |
| High income | $6,505.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $970.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,630.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,109.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Big Bend Community College comes to $1,550.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for Big Bend Community College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 15.8% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Big Bend Community College come to $38,415,764.00 distributed across 3,656 student borrowers.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 20 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $3,887.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 2 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,646.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veteran aid breakdown.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Big Bend Community College, consider the following:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.