by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged 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 cost of going to East Central Community College can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will East Central Community College offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from East Central Community College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
At East Central Community College, 95% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 525 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 95% | $6,908 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 56% | $3,931 |
| Federal Pell grants | 63% | $6,326 |
| State/local grants | 33% | $965 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $3,670 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At this school, around 56% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $6,757 (among about 1428 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 56% | $6,757 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $5,882 |
| Federal student loans | 6% | $4,440 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $8,015.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $5,193 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,071 |
| Over $75,000 | $9,685 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $5,240 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,770 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try East Central Community College’s net price calculator: my.eccc.edu/ics/clientconfig/NetPrice/npcalc.htm.
A typical borrower at East Central Community College leaves with $4,481 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $4,481 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $5,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $58.31/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at East Central Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,471 |
| 25th percentile | $2,122 |
| 75th percentile | $7,439 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $12,397 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $4,131 |
| Middle income | $4,180 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $4,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $4,000 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,009 |
| Independent students | $6,083 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. East Central Community College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at East Central Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 6797 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $55,906,684 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 19 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $55,741 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,934 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 4 |
| Total DoD amount | $4,840 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,210 |
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