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 total cost of going to Chester County Intermediate Unit can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Chester County Intermediate Unit deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Scroll down to see how much school funding could be available to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Chester County Intermediate Unit.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Chester County Intermediate Unit, 100% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 11 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $5,714 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 100% | $5,714 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 100% | $7,841 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Chester County Intermediate Unit, some 60% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $5,634 (across roughly 68 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 60% | $5,634 |
| Federal Pell grants | 60% | $5,634 |
| Federal student loans | 83% | $7,509 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $5,714.
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 | $17,849 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,828 |
| Over $75,000 | $21,164 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $14,441 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,227 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Chester County Intermediate Unit’s net price calculator: [www.cciu.org/cms/lib/PA50000545/Centricity/Domain/170/index 3.html](https://www.cciu.org/cms/lib/PA50000545/Centricity/Domain/170/index 3.html).
The middle student in the debt distribution at Chester County Intermediate Unit owes $18,075 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,075 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $18,075 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $191.63/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
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 Chester County Intermediate Unit.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,000 |
| 25th percentile | $6,766 |
| 75th percentile | $18,075 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $18,075 |
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 | $18,075 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $10,808 |
| Independent students | $18,075 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Chester County Intermediate Unit.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Chester County Intermediate Unit:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1226 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $16,292,425 |
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 | 1 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $8,194 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $8,194 |
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