by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will not be asked to pay 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 Pennsylvania Highlands Community College can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
What financing options does Pennsylvania Highlands offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Scroll down to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
Looking at the entering class at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, 94% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 152 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 75% | $6,791 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 6% | $2,999 |
| Federal Pell grants | 61% | $5,662 |
| State/local grants | 51% | $2,793 |
| Federal student loans | 51% | $5,053 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. Here, about 23% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $6,461 (across roughly 533 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 23% | $6,461 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $5,161 |
| Federal student loans | 13% | $5,355 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $6,106.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $4,650 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,406 |
| Over $75,000 | $12,006 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
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 | $6,200 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $7,454 |
To project your own net price, use Pennsylvania Highlands’s net price calculator: my.pennhighlands.edu/ICS/Net_Price_Calculator.jnz?portlet=External_Content.
A typical borrower at Pennsylvania Highlands leaves with $6,211 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,211 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $11,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $116.62/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Pennsylvania Highlands.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,516 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $8,979 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,362 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,671 |
| Middle income | $6,544 |
| High income | $6,212 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,242 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,125 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $7,663 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Pennsylvania Highlands.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Pennsylvania Highlands:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5439 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $43,160,321 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 12 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $57,389 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,782 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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