by our College Data Analytics TeamMost 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 Northland Pioneer College can feel tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students receive some sort of financial help.
Just what financial assistance solutions will NPC deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep scrolling to see what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Northland Pioneer College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Northland Pioneer College, 69% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid around 27 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 67% | $4,996 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 18% | $1,699 |
| Federal Pell grants | 49% | $4,900 |
| State/local grants | 31% | $1,524 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At this school, about 27% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $2,825 (across roughly 755 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 27% | $2,825 |
| Federal Pell grants | 13% | $3,769 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $5,023.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $9,033 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $8,860 |
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 | $9,240 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $9,251 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see NPC’s NPC: www.npc.edu/financial-aid-scholarships/net-price-calculator.
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at NPC.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at NPC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 14 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $89,232 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 26 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $44,126 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,697 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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