by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students are not billed 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 price tag of going to City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College can appear tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students obtain some kind of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Kennedy-King College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Scroll down to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College.
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 freshmen starting at City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College, 83% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid some 229 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $6,525 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 8% | $2,450 |
| Federal Pell grants | 77% | $5,234 |
| State/local grants | 67% | $1,554 |
| Federal student loans | 2% | $6,219 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Kennedy-King College, about 40% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $5,580 (for some 1120 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 40% | $5,580 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $4,407 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $5,521 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $6,762.
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 | $4,426 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,483 |
| Over $75,000 | $9,481 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $9,494 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,902 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Kennedy-King College’s online cost calculator: www.ccc.edu/colleges/kennedy/services/Pages/Find-Out-How-Much-College-Will-Cost.aspx.
Graduating students at Kennedy-King College carry a median federal student debt of $4,994 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $4,994 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $6,180 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $65.52/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. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Kennedy-King College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $2,263 |
| 75th percentile | $8,127 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $14,807 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,000 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $4,625 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $3,500 |
| Independent students | $5,500 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Kennedy-King College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Kennedy-King College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 8098 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $63,018,538 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 58 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $63,162 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,089 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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