by our College Data Analytics TeamMany 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 Monroe County Community College can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Monroe County Community College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep scrolling to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Monroe County Community College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Monroe County Community College, 77% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid around 119 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 70% | $5,324 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 28% | $2,211 |
| Federal Pell grants | 42% | $4,843 |
| State/local grants | 38% | $2,719 |
| Federal student loans | 21% | $4,699 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Monroe County Community College, approximately 42% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,017 (covering around 947 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 42% | $4,017 |
| Federal Pell grants | 24% | $3,626 |
| Federal student loans | 16% | $5,359 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $5,879.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $2,993 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $4,110 |
| Over $75,000 | $8,783 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
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 | $4,586 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,261 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Monroe County Community College’s net price calculator: www.monroeccc.edu/financialaid/netprice/npcalc.htm.
The median federal debt load at Monroe County Community College comes to $6,226 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,226 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $12,296 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $130.36/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Monroe County Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,500 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $10,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $17,498 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,773 |
| Middle income | $5,683 |
| High income | $5,853 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $8,000 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Monroe County Community College.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Monroe County Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5495 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $49,929,244 |
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 | 21 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $53,585 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,552 |
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