by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students are not billed 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 total price of attendance at InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financial aid options can InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going to discover how much school funding could be available to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For incoming first-year students at InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield, 100% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 194 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 73% | $6,377 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 73% | $6,258 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 89% | $8,119 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, roughly 59% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $6,319 (among about 150 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 59% | $6,319 |
| Federal Pell grants | 59% | $6,200 |
| Federal student loans | 72% | $8,189 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $4,600.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $22,125 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $23,131 |
| Over $75,000 | $26,247 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $21,536 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $23,134 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield’s official net price calculator: www.intercoast.edu/financial-services/.
The median student at InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield graduates with $9,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,313 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $109.33/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
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 InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,977 |
| 25th percentile | $5,938 |
| 75th percentile | $12,125 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $14,750 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $9,500 |
| High income | $7,125 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $6,313 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 13705 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $160,933,523 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 25 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $313,149 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $12,526 |
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