by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Pennco Tech-Bristol, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $19,197.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $20,710.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. Below, average net price is broken out by family income:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $19,411.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $19,669.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,949.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,582.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,748.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Pennco Tech-Bristol Net Price Calculator.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid breakdown.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Pennco Tech-Bristol is $6,333.00, categorized as a Very Low (<$10k) burden tier.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,750.00 |
| 25th | $4,857.00 |
| Median (50th) | $6,333.00 |
| 75th | $10,200.00 |
| 90th | $14,500.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,657.00 |
| Middle income | $6,333.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $2,157.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,333.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,125.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Pennco Tech-Bristol is $1,500.00. This school is flagged by the Department of Education for Pell-related debt inequity.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Pennco Tech-Bristol is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 15.1% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Pennco Tech-Bristol come to $55,986,823.00 over 6,067 loan recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 48 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $13,768.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veteran aid breakdown.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Pennco Tech-Bristol, keep these questions in mind:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.