by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Nassau Community College can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
Just what financing solutions does Nassau 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.
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 Nassau Community College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
At Nassau Community College, 73% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid some 1668 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 66% | $8,022 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 4% | $783 |
| Federal Pell grants | 56% | $5,440 |
| State/local grants | 61% | $3,503 |
| Federal student loans | 20% | $5,204 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At Nassau Community College, around 49% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $6,946 (across approximately 5865 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 49% | $6,946 |
| Federal Pell grants | 39% | $4,786 |
| Federal student loans | 18% | $5,972 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $7,888.
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 | $3,195 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,242 |
| Over $75,000 | $12,523 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $7,095 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,736 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Nassau Community College’s NPC: www.ncc.edu/payingforcollege/net_price_tuition_calculator.shtml.
The median federal debt load at Nassau Community College comes to $6,000 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $111.32/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Nassau Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,250 |
| 75th percentile | $11,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $17,500 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,919 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $6,000 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,965 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,000 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Nassau Community College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Nassau Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 27754 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $261,813,097 |
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 | 167 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $760,611 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,555 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $1,452 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,452 |
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