by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged 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 sum total of attendance at Lassen Community College can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Lassen Community College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep scrolling to see what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Lassen Community College.
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.
For incoming first-year students at Lassen Community College, 70% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 98 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 61% | $6,692 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 35% | $1,184 |
| Federal Pell grants | 41% | $6,250 |
| State/local grants | 45% | $2,159 |
| Federal student loans | 9% | $4,927 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Here, approximately 68% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $2,434 (among about 1213 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 68% | $2,434 |
| Federal Pell grants | 16% | $5,929 |
| Federal student loans | 2% | $5,815 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $7,711.
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 | $6,719 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $9,987 |
| Over $75,000 | $16,268 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $12,517 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $7,677 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Lassen Community College’s NPC: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/131/npcalc.htm.
The median federal debt load at Lassen Community College comes to $5,500 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Lassen Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,749 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $9,678 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $15,980 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $8,897 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Lassen Community College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Lassen Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1327 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $10,799,206 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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