by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Cloud County Community College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Cloud County Community College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep reading to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Cloud County Community College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
For freshmen starting at Cloud County Community College, 93% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance (about 218 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 74% | $6,051 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 50% | $4,056 |
| Federal Pell grants | 41% | $5,712 |
| State/local grants | 2% | $3,814 |
| Federal student loans | 17% | $4,510 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Cloud County Community College, roughly 39% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $5,565 (for some 642 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 39% | $5,565 |
| Federal Pell grants | 21% | $4,823 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $5,103 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $5,899.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $9,757 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,936 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,542 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
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 | $11,685 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,477 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Cloud County Community College’s NPC: www.cloud.edu/Admissions/Covering-the-Cost/Cost-Calculator/index.
The median federal debt load at Cloud County Community College comes to $6,326 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,326 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $84.81/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Cloud County Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $9,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $12,000 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,600 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $6,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,532 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,000 |
| Independent students | $6,500 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Cloud County Community College.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Cloud County Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5734 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $36,703,048 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 31 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $56,847 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,834 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 12 |
| Total DoD amount | $6,406 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $534 |
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