by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay 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 cost of going to Great Plains Technology Center can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
Just what financial aid solutions can Great Plains Technology Center provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Read on to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Great Plains Technology Center.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at Great Plains Technology Center, 62% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind (about 86 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 62% | $5,177 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 11% | $1,933 |
| Federal Pell grants | 62% | $4,738 |
| State/local grants | 4% | $967 |
| 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 Great Plains Technology Center, around 36% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $3,512 (across roughly 138 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 36% | $3,512 |
| Federal Pell grants | 26% | $4,178 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $5,673.
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 | $9,236 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $10,286 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $7,128 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,704 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Great Plains Technology Center’s NPC: www.greatplains.edu/student-resources/financial-aid/price-calculator.
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Great Plains Technology Center.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Great Plains Technology Center:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 26 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $113,401 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 62 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $71,200 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,148 |
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