by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot 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 total price of attendance at Muskegon Community College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financial aid solutions can Muskegon Community College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep reading to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Muskegon Community College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
For incoming first-year students at Muskegon Community College, 78% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid some 383 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 61% | $5,747 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 13% | $1,486 |
| Federal Pell grants | 34% | $5,366 |
| State/local grants | 44% | $3,226 |
| Federal student loans | 4% | $4,095 |
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 Muskegon Community College, around 55% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $5,579 (across approximately 1922 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 55% | $5,579 |
| Federal Pell grants | 29% | $3,884 |
| Federal student loans | 6% | $4,502 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $8,173.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $4,170 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,882 |
| Over $75,000 | $7,257 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $4,005 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,196 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Muskegon Community College’s online cost calculator: www.muskegoncc.edu/wp-content/uploads/NetPriceCalculator/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Muskegon Community College owes $5,000 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,125 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $96.74/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. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Muskegon Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,497 |
| 25th percentile | $2,500 |
| 75th percentile | $8,893 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $15,235 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,047 |
| Middle income | $5,000 |
| High income | $5,460 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,253 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,500 |
| Independent students | $6,316 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Muskegon Community College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Muskegon Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5986 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $43,178,275 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 18 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $41,748 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,319 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
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