by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students are not billed the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Gordon Cooper Technology Center can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
What financing options does Gordon Cooper Technology Center offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Scroll down to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Gordon Cooper Technology Center.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
Looking at the entering class at Gordon Cooper Technology Center, 61% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid (about 52 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 52% | $5,522 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 39% | $2,005 |
| Federal Pell grants | 28% | $7,194 |
| State/local grants | 4% | $1,395 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
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 Gordon Cooper Technology Center, about 19% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,241 (across approximately 174 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 19% | $4,241 |
| Federal Pell grants | 9% | $6,352 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $8,242.
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 | $4,607 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $4,216 |
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 | $1,680 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,513 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Gordon Cooper Technology Center’s net price tool: www.gctech.edu/apps/pages/consumer_information.
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Gordon Cooper Technology Center.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Gordon Cooper Technology Center:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 50 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $323,572 |
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