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 price tag of going to Big Bend Community College can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can Big Bend Community College offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Scroll down to see 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. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Big Bend Community College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Big Bend Community College, 84% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 261 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 77% | $7,561 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 44% | $1,486 |
| Federal Pell grants | 51% | $4,997 |
| State/local grants | 64% | $3,961 |
| Federal student loans | 8% | $5,030 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At this school, roughly 53% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $7,926 (across approximately 946 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 53% | $7,926 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $4,640 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $6,326 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $9,451.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $9,638 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,036 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,906 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $12,210 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,875 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Big Bend Community College’s NPC: www.bigbend.edu/student-center/net-price-calculator/.
The median student at Big Bend Community College graduates with $6,832 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,832 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,166 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $97.17/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Big Bend Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,433 |
| 25th percentile | $3,000 |
| 75th percentile | $11,230 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $17,500 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,475 |
| Middle income | $6,018 |
| High income | $6,505 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,630 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,109 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,564 |
| Independent students | $8,480 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Big Bend Community College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Big Bend Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3656 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $38,415,764 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 20 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $77,744 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,887 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 2 |
| Total DoD amount | $5,291 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,646 |
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