by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total cost of going to Mississippi Delta Community College can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
Just what financing solutions does Mississippi Delta Community College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Scroll down to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Mississippi Delta 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. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For incoming first-year students at Mississippi Delta Community College, 93% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid some 350 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $7,233 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 48% | $2,211 |
| Federal Pell grants | 79% | $6,582 |
| State/local grants | 21% | $1,522 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At Mississippi Delta Community College, roughly 84% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $4,645 (among about 1703 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 84% | $4,645 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,990 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,664.
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 | $2,276 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,822 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $3,715 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $2,276 |
To project your own net price, use Mississippi Delta Community College’s online cost calculator: www.msdelta.edu/paying-for-college/financial-aid/npc/index.html.
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Mississippi Delta Community College.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Mississippi Delta Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 67 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $371,405 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 7 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $20,214 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,888 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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