by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged 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 sum total of attendance at Piedmont Community College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Piedmont Community College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep reading to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Piedmont 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. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Piedmont Community College, 60% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance approximately 6 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 60% | $9,668 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 30% | $2,099 |
| Federal Pell grants | 50% | $10,042 |
| State/local grants | 20% | $750 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Piedmont Community College, approximately 40% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $8,269 (across approximately 497 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 40% | $8,269 |
| Federal Pell grants | 31% | $9,395 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $10,944.
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 | $5,215 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,113 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $1,095 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,215 |
To project your own net price, use Piedmont Community College’s official net price calculator: piedmontcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/index-3.html.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Piedmont Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $2,888 |
| 75th percentile | $7,000 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at Piedmont Community College.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Piedmont Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 351 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $3,513,291 |
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 | 7 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $10,507 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,501 |
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