by our College Data Analytics TeamMost 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 price tag of going to Community College of Philadelphia can appear tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students obtain some kind of financial help.
What financial aid options can Community College of Philadelphia offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep reading to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Community College of Philadelphia.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Community College of Philadelphia, 88% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 1296 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 78% | $8,063 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 41% | $3,185 |
| Federal Pell grants | 74% | $6,196 |
| State/local grants | 27% | $1,146 |
| Federal student loans | 31% | $5,755 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At this school, some 64% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $5,327 (across roughly 7843 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 64% | $5,327 |
| Federal Pell grants | 57% | $4,579 |
| Federal student loans | 30% | $6,425 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $7,261.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $12,419 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $14,312 |
| Over $75,000 | $18,696 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $11,911 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $12,293 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Community College of Philadelphia’s NPC: www.ccp.edu/admission-aid/paying-college/tuition-fees/tuition-calculator.
A typical borrower at Community College of Philadelphia leaves with $5,500 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,750 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $113.97/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Community College of Philadelphia.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $2,250 |
| 75th percentile | $9,999 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $17,000 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,448 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $6,250 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,250 |
| Independent students | $6,979 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Community College of Philadelphia.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Community College of Philadelphia:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 64507 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $647,313,176 |
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 | 211 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $377,806 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,791 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 20 |
| Total DoD amount | $20,034 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,002 |
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