by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at Copper Mountain Community College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does CMC deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Scroll down to see 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. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Copper Mountain Community College.
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.
At Copper Mountain Community College, 93% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 69 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $7,478 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 3% | $500 |
| Federal Pell grants | 72% | $5,933 |
| State/local grants | 91% | $2,861 |
| Federal student loans | 4% | $3,500 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At CMC, approximately 67% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $5,345 (among about 1022 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 67% | $5,345 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $4,090 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $7,115 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $9,111.
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 | $7,109 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $9,152 |
| Over $75,000 | $11,142 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $9,105 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $7,962 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use CMC’s net price tool: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/971/npcalc.htm.
A typical borrower at CMC leaves with $9,250 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,250 |
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at CMC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $12,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $24,499 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,875 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,035 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $3,870 |
| Independent students | $10,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for CMC.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at CMC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1384 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $19,562,949 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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