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 total cost of going to Coastline Community College can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
Just what financial aid solutions can Coastline Community College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Scroll down to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Coastline Community College.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
At Coastline Community College, 70% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 61 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 70% | $5,455 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 43% | $5,253 |
| State/local grants | 69% | $2,126 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $6,878 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At Coastline Community College, around 57% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $1,483 (across approximately 4893 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 57% | $1,483 |
| Federal Pell grants | 9% | $3,889 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $7,004 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $7,949.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $8,933 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $9,596 |
| Over $75,000 | $14,649 |
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 | $16,341 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $9,605 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Coastline Community College’s official net price calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/831/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Coastline Community College owes $7,683 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,683 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,250 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $87.46/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Coastline Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,921 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $10,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $18,325 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,134 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,934 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,352 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,500 |
| Independent students | $8,316 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Coastline Community College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Coastline Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3603 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $37,845,496 |
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 | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
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