by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will not be asked to pay the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
What financing options does Chattanooga College MDTC offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Scroll down to see how much school funding could be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For incoming first-year students at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers, 89% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid around 93 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 89% | $4,121 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 79% | $4,119 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 84% | $4,444 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At Chattanooga College MDTC, roughly 90% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,169 (among about 276 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 90% | $4,169 |
| Federal Pell grants | 81% | $4,444 |
| Federal student loans | 86% | $5,438 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $4,121.
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 | $28,726 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $28,740 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $33,625 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $28,726 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Chattanooga College MDTC’s official net price calculator: www.chattanoogacollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/net-pricecalc.html.
The median student at Chattanooga College MDTC graduates with $5,457 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,457 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $7,891 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $83.66/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Chattanooga College MDTC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,027 |
| 25th percentile | $4,144 |
| 75th percentile | $18,797 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $24,460 |
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 | $5,548 |
| Middle income | $5,392 |
| High income | $4,566 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,481 |
| Continuing-generation students | $4,782 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,583 |
| Independent students | $5,975 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Chattanooga College MDTC.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Chattanooga College MDTC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3427 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $42,994,256 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 7 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $45,555 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $6,508 |
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