by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay 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 sum total of attendance at Las Vegas College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can Las Vegas College offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Read on to see how much school funding could be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Las Vegas College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Las Vegas College, 97% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 67 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 68% | $5,782 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 68% | $5,782 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 90% | $8,423 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At this school, about 52% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $5,397 (across approximately 281 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 52% | $5,397 |
| Federal Pell grants | 51% | $5,297 |
| Federal student loans | 68% | $9,447 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $4,246.
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 | $27,980 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $29,851 |
| Over $75,000 | $33,134 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $29,880 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $29,115 |
To project your own net price, use Las Vegas College’s official net price calculator: lvcollege.edu/net-price-calculator/.
The median federal debt load at Las Vegas College comes to $7,951 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,951 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,279 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $87.77/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. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Las Vegas College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,507 |
| 25th percentile | $4,522 |
| 75th percentile | $19,883 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $28,091 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,867 |
| Middle income | $8,444 |
| High income | $8,444 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,951 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,951 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,889 |
| Independent students | $8,195 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Las Vegas College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Las Vegas College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 18118 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $217,339,773 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 19 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $232,836 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $12,255 |
References
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