by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will never be charged 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 sum total of attendance at College of Alameda can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial aid options can College of Alameda offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Read on to find out just how much financial aid will be open 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 College of Alameda.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
For incoming first-year students at College of Alameda, 86% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 120 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 86% | $5,385 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 84% | $375 |
| Federal Pell grants | 42% | $5,550 |
| State/local grants | 71% | $2,528 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $9,402 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At College of Alameda, about 63% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $1,824 (among about 3654 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 63% | $1,824 |
| Federal Pell grants | 10% | $4,916 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $8,430 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $9,689.
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 | $8,416 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $9,988 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,552 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $8,496 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $9,280 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit College of Alameda’s official net price calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/341/npcalc.htm.
The median student at College of Alameda graduates with $9,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,500 |
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at College of Alameda.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,000 |
| 25th percentile | $4,000 |
| 75th percentile | $10,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $15,404 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $3,855 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. College of Alameda.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at College of Alameda:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 749 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $7,606,502 |
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 | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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