by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number 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 total price of attendance at Irvine Valley College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Irvine Valley College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Irvine Valley College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
For incoming first-year students at Irvine Valley College, 56% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid roughly 1043 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 55% | $7,254 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 3% | $208 |
| Federal Pell grants | 34% | $6,438 |
| State/local grants | 55% | $3,250 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $5,748 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Irvine Valley College, roughly 41% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $5,156 (among about 4923 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 41% | $5,156 |
| Federal Pell grants | 20% | $5,299 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $6,603 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $10,911.
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 | $784 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $2,473 |
| Over $75,000 | $8,062 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $2,090 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $1,886 |
To project your own net price, use Irvine Valley College’s online cost calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/892/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Irvine Valley College owes $4,500 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $4,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $6,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $68.91/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Irvine Valley College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,465 |
| 75th percentile | $10,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $17,500 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $4,500 |
| Middle income | $4,500 |
| High income | $4,141 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $4,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,250 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,500 |
| Independent students | $4,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Irvine Valley College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Irvine Valley College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 2351 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $23,401,048 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| 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 |
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