by our College Data Analytics TeamMost 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 sum total of attendance at Cascadia College can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
What financial aid options can Cascadia College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep scrolling to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Cascadia 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.
Looking at the entering class at Cascadia College, 43% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 70 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 36% | $8,505 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 12% | $2,191 |
| Federal Pell grants | 27% | $5,293 |
| State/local grants | 32% | $3,850 |
| Federal student loans | 6% | $4,850 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Cascadia College, around 16% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $6,171 (among about 318 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 16% | $6,171 |
| Federal Pell grants | 9% | $4,170 |
| Federal student loans | 2% | $5,890 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $8,796.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $11,209 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,500 |
| Over $75,000 | $17,458 |
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 | $12,281 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $12,612 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Cascadia College’s net price calculator: tuitioncalculator.cascadia.edu/.
Graduating students at Cascadia College carry a median federal student debt of $5,215 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,215 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $6,368 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $67.51/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Cascadia College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,500 |
| 25th percentile | $3,000 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $14,125 |
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 | $6,000 |
| Middle income | $4,750 |
| High income | $4,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,300 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,000 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,372 |
| Independent students | $6,307 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Cascadia College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Cascadia College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1958 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $16,717,715 |
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