by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay 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 Los Angeles Pierce College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Pierce College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Scroll down to see 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. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Los Angeles Pierce College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at Los Angeles Pierce College, 71% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid (about 1034 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 71% | $6,398 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 52% | $5,611 |
| State/local grants | 70% | $2,230 |
| Federal student loans | 2% | $8,295 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, roughly 54% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $4,090 (across approximately 8714 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 54% | $4,090 |
| Federal Pell grants | 28% | $4,588 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $8,223 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $8,130.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $10,398 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $12,217 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,725 |
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 | $13,270 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,196 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Pierce College’s official net price calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/744/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Pierce College owes $12,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $12,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $12,936 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $137.14/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Pierce College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,500 |
| 25th percentile | $4,500 |
| 75th percentile | $19,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $33,000 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $14,250 |
| Middle income | $9,451 |
| High income | $5,750 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $13,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,637 |
| Independent students | $17,500 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Pierce College.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Pierce College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 6696 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $102,667,166 |
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 | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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