Many students are not billed 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 price of attendance at Collin County Community College District can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
Just what financing solutions does Collin County Community College District deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Collin County Community College District.
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.
Looking at the entering class at Collin County Community College District, 45% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid approximately 1630 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 41% | $6,512 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 3% | $2,012 |
| Federal Pell grants | 36% | $6,086 |
| State/local grants | 15% | $2,542 |
| Federal student loans | 13% | $3,397 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At Collin County Community College District, around 22% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $5,953 (across roughly 8186 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 22% | $5,953 |
| Federal Pell grants | 16% | $4,904 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $3,853 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $6,268.
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 | $7,637 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $9,292 |
| Over $75,000 | $13,530 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $8,969 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $8,986 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Collin County Community College District’s NPC: www.collin.edu/financialaid/additionallinks.html.
Graduating students at Collin County Community College District carry a median federal student debt of $4,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $4,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $7,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $79.51/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Collin County Community College District.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $2,902 |
| 75th percentile | $11,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $21,648 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $4,500 |
| Middle income | $4,500 |
| High income | $4,282 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $4,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $4,474 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $3,500 |
| Independent students | $5,250 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Collin County Community College District.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Collin County Community College District:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 34862 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $351,617,373 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 727 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,158,210 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,593 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 21 |
| Total DoD amount | $11,962 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $570 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.