by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The price tag of going to Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will CiTi offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Read on to see how much school funding could be available 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 Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For incoming first-year students at Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation, 100% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid roughly 7 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $5,058 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 57% | $4,800 |
| State/local grants | 71% | $3,242 |
| Federal student loans | 57% | $4,071 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at CiTi, around 100% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $9,210 (across roughly 21 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $9,210 |
| Federal Pell grants | 71% | $5,919 |
| Federal student loans | 76% | $6,266 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $6,082.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $15,257 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $13,717 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $13,850 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $14,487 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try CiTi’s net price calculator: [www.citiboces.org/cms/lib/NY01914085/Centricity/domain/14/net price calculator/npcalc.htm](https://www.citiboces.org/cms/lib/NY01914085/Centricity/domain/14/net price calculator/npcalc.htm).
The median federal debt load at CiTi comes to $5,052 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,052 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $7,695 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $81.58/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 percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at CiTi.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $3,458 |
| 75th percentile | $7,695 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at CiTi.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at CiTi:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 697 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $4,607,271 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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More about our data sources and methodologies.