by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Elizabethtown Community and Technical College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep going to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, 99% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid some 608 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 98% | $7,466 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 18% | $2,783 |
| Federal Pell grants | 64% | $5,751 |
| State/local grants | 94% | $3,177 |
| Federal student loans | 9% | $5,259 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, around 90% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $3,981 (among about 5553 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 90% | $3,981 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $4,585 |
| Federal student loans | 11% | $5,824 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $9,069.
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 | $4,576 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,780 |
| Over $75,000 | $10,998 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $5,143 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,594 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s official net price calculator: elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/affording-college/net-price-calculator/index.aspx.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College owes $5,975 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,975 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,055 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $96.0/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $2,957 |
| 75th percentile | $13,300 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $24,982 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,500 |
| Middle income | $6,419 |
| High income | $5,000 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,170 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,467 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,000 |
| Independent students | $7,341 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 14961 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $186,252,217 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 146 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $477,309 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,269 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 47 |
| Total DoD amount | $73,492 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,564 |
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