by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of 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 sum total of attendance at Mid-Plains Community College can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial assistance options will Mid-Plains Community College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Mid-Plains 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. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Looking at the entering class at Mid-Plains Community College, 92% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 293 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 85% | $7,337 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 65% | $4,050 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,906 |
| State/local grants | 34% | $2,524 |
| Federal student loans | 19% | $4,957 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Mid-Plains Community College, about 46% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $4,832 (across roughly 954 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 46% | $4,832 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $4,791 |
| Federal student loans | 11% | $5,689 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $7,962.
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 | $3,993 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $4,970 |
| Over $75,000 | $9,832 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $5,235 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $6,602 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Mid-Plains Community College’s net price calculator: www.mpcc.edu/cost-and-aid/net_price_calculator/index.html.
The median student at Mid-Plains Community College graduates with $6,291 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,291 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,995 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $105.96/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Mid-Plains Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,500 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $14,000 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,500 |
| Middle income | $6,500 |
| High income | $5,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,250 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,750 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $8,339 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Mid-Plains Community College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Mid-Plains Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 4757 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $35,851,212 |
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 | 10 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $17,840 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,784 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Total DoD amount | $2,868 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $956 |
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