by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at Glendale Community College can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will GCC provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Read on to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Glendale Community College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Looking at the entering class at Glendale Community College, 85% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 1183 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 85% | $6,418 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 55% | $6,310 |
| State/local grants | 84% | $2,301 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $7,437 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At GCC, some 61% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $6,259 (among about 6869 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 61% | $6,259 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $5,370 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $7,892 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $9,136.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $6,765 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $8,522 |
| Over $75,000 | $12,021 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $8,365 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $7,461 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see GCC’s official net price calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/731/npcalc.htm.
The median federal debt load at GCC comes to $7,000 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,972 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $95.12/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 four reference points below map the debt distribution at GCC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $10,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $19,250 |
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 | $7,000 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $8,000 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at GCC.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at GCC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3340 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $32,320,240 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.