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 price tag of going to George C Wallace State Community College-Selma can appear overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students obtain some kind of financial aid.
Just what financial aid solutions can WCCS deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep going to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from George C Wallace State Community College-Selma.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
At George C Wallace State Community College-Selma, 94% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind around 224 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 94% | $10,655 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 19% | $5,568 |
| Federal Pell grants | 90% | $9,355 |
| State/local grants | 12% | $500 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At WCCS, around 39% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $8,124 (covering around 761 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 39% | $8,124 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $7,431 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $9,903.
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 | $711 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $2,277 |
| Over $75,000 | $8,060 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $9,272 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $970 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see WCCS’s NPC: www.wccs.edu/financial-aid/netprice-calculator.
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for WCCS.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at WCCS:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 91 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $750,355 |
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 | 7 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $13,662 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,952 |
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