by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students are not billed 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 price tag of going to Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College can appear overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students obtain some kind of financial aid.
What financing options does Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Read on to see what amount of financial assistance could be accessible 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 Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
At Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, 90% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid some 66 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 70% | $7,704 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 8% | $2,998 |
| Federal Pell grants | 60% | $5,042 |
| State/local grants | 60% | $3,422 |
| Federal student loans | 30% | $4,347 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, roughly 30% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $6,650 (across roughly 533 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 30% | $6,650 |
| Federal Pell grants | 16% | $4,398 |
| Federal student loans | 11% | $6,619 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $6,982.
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 | $9,788 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,077 |
| Over $75,000 | $14,785 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $12,677 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,704 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College’s online cost calculator: fdltcc.edu/faculty-staff/business-services/tuition-and-fee-payments/.
The median student at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College graduates with $9,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $14,181 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $150.34/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,750 |
| 25th percentile | $5,250 |
| 75th percentile | $17,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $26,843 |
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 | $10,500 |
| Middle income | $7,580 |
| High income | $8,250 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,941 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,250 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,500 |
| Independent students | $11,653 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 4431 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $65,635,774 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 15 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $61,055 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,070 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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