by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will never be charged the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Bristol Community College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Bristol provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Read on to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Bristol Community 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.
For freshmen starting at Bristol Community College, 89% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 700 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 79% | $6,563 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | $1,878 |
| Federal Pell grants | 61% | $5,443 |
| State/local grants | 72% | $2,464 |
| Federal student loans | 29% | $5,918 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At Bristol, some 62% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $5,274 (across roughly 3774 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 62% | $5,274 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $4,595 |
| Federal student loans | 25% | $6,880 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $6,621.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $4,556 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,254 |
| Over $75,000 | $11,084 |
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 | $5,547 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $6,235 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Bristol’s official net price calculator: www.bristolcc.edu/getstartedatbristol/financialaid/npc/.
A typical borrower at Bristol leaves with $5,250 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,250 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,243 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $87.39/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Bristol.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $450 |
| 25th percentile | $1,400 |
| 75th percentile | $7,130 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $11,950 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $3,058 |
| Middle income | $5,496 |
| High income | $7,800 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,100 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $3,915 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Bristol.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Bristol:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 13766 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $91,891,536 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 70 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $218,744 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,125 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Total DoD amount | $2,523 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $841 |
References
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