by our College Data Analytics TeamMany 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 Los Medanos College can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Los Medanos deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Scroll down to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Los Medanos 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. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at Los Medanos College, 83% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid around 751 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $5,109 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | $500 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $5,839 |
| State/local grants | 83% | $1,959 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $6,930 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Here, about 57% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,276 (covering around 4703 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 57% | $4,276 |
| Federal Pell grants | 29% | $4,591 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $7,065 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $8,613.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $4,534 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,445 |
| Over $75,000 | $10,414 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $7,443 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,692 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Los Medanos’s official net price calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/313/npcalc.htm.
Graduating students at Los Medanos carry a median federal student debt of $9,326 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,326 |
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Los Medanos.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,250 |
| 75th percentile | $10,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $16,500 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $6,850 |
| High income | $6,250 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,875 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Los Medanos.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Los Medanos:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1045 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $9,638,625 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.