by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students are not billed 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 sum total of attendance at Eastern Arizona College can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Eastern Arizona College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep going to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Eastern Arizona College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Eastern Arizona College, 72% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 425 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 68% | $9,593 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 44% | $8,968 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $5,976 |
| State/local grants | 2% | $622 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Here, around 31% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $6,648 (among about 1561 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 31% | $6,648 |
| Federal Pell grants | 16% | $4,827 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,499.
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 | $8,853 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,750 |
| Over $75,000 | $12,749 |
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 | $9,197 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $9,765 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Eastern Arizona College’s official net price calculator: eac.clearcostcalculator.com/student/default/netpricecalculator/survey.
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Eastern Arizona College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Eastern Arizona College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 105 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $1,041,416 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 1 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,531 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,531 |
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