by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Citrus College can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Citrus College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Citrus College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
At Citrus College, 69% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 854 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 69% | $7,152 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 2% | $1,430 |
| Federal Pell grants | 47% | $5,970 |
| State/local grants | 68% | $2,951 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $4,674 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At Citrus College, around 56% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $5,280 (among about 5555 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 56% | $5,280 |
| Federal Pell grants | 30% | $4,746 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $6,454 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $9,564.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $2,509 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $4,440 |
| Over $75,000 | $8,397 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $4,135 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $3,800 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Citrus College’s net price calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/821/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Citrus College owes $5,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $7,851 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $83.23/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Citrus College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,154 |
| 75th percentile | $8,538 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,500 |
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 | $7,750 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $5,000 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Citrus College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Citrus College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3681 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $34,679,658 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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