by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay 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 price tag of going to Bunker Hill Community College can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financing options does BHCC offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep going to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Bunker Hill Community College.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
For incoming first-year students at Bunker Hill Community College, 68% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 595 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 65% | $6,395 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 14% | $1,417 |
| Federal Pell grants | 49% | $5,500 |
| State/local grants | 50% | $2,264 |
| Federal student loans | 10% | $4,747 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, roughly 61% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $4,859 (covering around 5244 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 61% | $4,859 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $4,143 |
| Federal student loans | 9% | $6,008 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $7,081.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $5,437 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $7,689 |
| Over $75,000 | $11,291 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $7,818 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $6,313 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit BHCC’s online cost calculator: www.bhcc.edu/financialaid/costofattendanceanddeterminingneed/.
The median federal debt load at BHCC comes to $5,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $111.32/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at BHCC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,300 |
| 25th percentile | $2,471 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $16,724 |
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 | $5,953 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,250 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,300 |
| Independent students | $8,000 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. BHCC.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at BHCC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 7337 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $67,860,206 |
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 activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 203 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $949,735 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,678 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 5 |
| Total DoD amount | $12,130 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,426 |
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