by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay 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 sum total of attendance at Front Range Community College can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
What financing options does FRCC offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Scroll down to see how much school funding could be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Front Range 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. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
At Front Range Community College, 56% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 467 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 47% | $9,349 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | $1,000 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $6,119 |
| State/local grants | 39% | $4,974 |
| Federal student loans | 21% | $5,528 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At FRCC, around 21% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $9,419 (covering around 4429 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 21% | $9,419 |
| Federal Pell grants | 17% | $6,002 |
| Federal student loans | 11% | $5,871 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $8,495.
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 | $8,261 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,063 |
| Over $75,000 | $17,515 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $13,031 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,854 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see FRCC’s net price tool: www.frontrange.edu/npc/.
The median federal debt load at FRCC comes to $7,000 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $12,251 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $129.88/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at FRCC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,495 |
| 75th percentile | $14,750 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $27,201 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,344 |
| Middle income | $7,233 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,636 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at FRCC.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at FRCC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 46674 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $586,966,315 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 568 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,364,550 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,402 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 21 |
| Total DoD amount | $30,600 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,457 |
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