by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students are not billed 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 total price of attendance at Delta College can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Delta College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep reading to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Delta College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
At Delta College, 79% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid (about 564 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 77% | $7,374 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 19% | $1,721 |
| Federal Pell grants | 47% | $6,771 |
| State/local grants | 60% | $3,494 |
| Federal student loans | 9% | $4,321 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at Delta College, around 58% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $6,487 (across approximately 4442 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 58% | $6,487 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $5,677 |
| Federal student loans | 11% | $5,086 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $8,994.
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 | $2,905 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,237 |
| Over $75,000 | $9,901 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $4,547 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,550 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Delta College’s official net price calculator: apps.delta.edu/NetPriceCalc/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Delta College owes $6,000 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,978 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $116.39/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Delta College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,313 |
| 25th percentile | $2,403 |
| 75th percentile | $9,944 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $17,482 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,500 |
| Middle income | $5,939 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,228 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $7,303 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Delta College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Delta College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 16243 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $139,717,610 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 85 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $238,980 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,812 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 6 |
| Total DoD amount | $5,915 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $986 |
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