by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Community College of Denver can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does CCD deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep reading to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Community College of Denver.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For incoming first-year students at Community College of Denver, 76% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid roughly 362 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 70% | $9,432 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 9% | $1,058 |
| Federal Pell grants | 60% | $6,379 |
| State/local grants | 60% | $3,966 |
| Federal student loans | 26% | $4,412 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At CCD, about 39% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $8,978 (for some 3000 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 39% | $8,978 |
| Federal Pell grants | 31% | $6,100 |
| Federal student loans | 17% | $4,854 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $10,100.
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 | $8,140 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $9,440 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,429 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $9,450 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $9,431 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit CCD’s official net price calculator: ccd.edu/cost_calculator/.
The median student at CCD graduates with $5,500 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $12,495 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $132.47/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at CCD.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,749 |
| 25th percentile | $2,250 |
| 75th percentile | $10,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $22,000 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,243 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,333 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,066 |
| Independent students | $7,649 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. CCD.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at CCD:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 28767 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $327,059,214 |
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 | 141 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $581,572 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,125 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 6 |
| Total DoD amount | $8,985 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,498 |
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