by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay 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 Hartnell College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Hartnell College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Read on to find out 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. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Hartnell College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at Hartnell College, 94% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid approximately 825 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 94% | $6,263 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 1% | $500 |
| Federal Pell grants | 54% | $5,588 |
| State/local grants | 93% | $3,040 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | $5,000 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Hartnell College, some 69% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $4,455 (across approximately 5821 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 69% | $4,455 |
| Federal Pell grants | 32% | $4,707 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | $6,361 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $9,853.
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 | $1,411 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $3,322 |
| Over $75,000 | $8,489 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $2,039 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $2,895 |
To project your own net price, use Hartnell College’s net price tool: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/451/npcalc.htm.
The median federal debt load at Hartnell College comes to $4,500 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $4,500 |
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Hartnell College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $1,750 |
| 75th percentile | $4,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Hartnell College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Hartnell College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 781 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $5,523,361 |
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.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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More about our data sources and methodologies.