by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority 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 sum total of attendance at Leeward Community College can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
What financial assistance options will Leeward CC offer, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep reading to find out how much school funding will 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 Leeward Community College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Leeward Community College, 67% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 298 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 65% | $5,421 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 46% | $1,428 |
| Federal Pell grants | 41% | $5,732 |
| State/local grants | 22% | $2,320 |
| Federal student loans | 5% | $5,761 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At this school, approximately 25% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,800 (covering around 1522 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 25% | $4,800 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $4,433 |
| Federal student loans | 4% | $6,199 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,370.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $6,829 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $8,087 |
| Over $75,000 | $10,979 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $5,137 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $7,636 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Leeward CC’s net price calculator: www.leeward.hawaii.edu/files/netpricecalculator/.
The median federal debt load at Leeward CC comes to $5,500 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,970 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $95.1/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Leeward CC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,510 |
| 25th percentile | $2,559 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $18,081 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,113 |
| Middle income | $5,679 |
| High income | $5,000 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,493 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,980 |
| Independent students | $7,785 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Leeward CC.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Leeward CC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3213 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $28,409,795 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 472 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $874,876 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,854 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 44 |
| Total DoD amount | $45,974 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,045 |
References
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