by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at Piedmont Virginia Community College can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can PVCC offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep scrolling to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Piedmont Virginia Community College.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Piedmont Virginia Community College, 69% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid around 241 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 64% | $6,471 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 16% | $1,777 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,497 |
| State/local grants | 55% | $2,281 |
| Federal student loans | 4% | $6,026 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. Across the undergraduate body at PVCC, some 33% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,437 (covering around 1711 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 33% | $4,437 |
| Federal Pell grants | 25% | $3,774 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $5,556 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $7,334.
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 | $5,229 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,022 |
| Over $75,000 | $10,645 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $5,963 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $6,347 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try PVCC’s online cost calculator: www.vawizard.org/wizard/npc.
The median federal debt load at PVCC comes to $5,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,750 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $92.76/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at PVCC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,500 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $17,208 |
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 | $6,379 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $7,000 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at PVCC.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at PVCC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3912 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $35,478,981 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 79 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $251,273 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $3,181 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Total DoD amount | $4,664 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,555 |
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