by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed 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 Pueblo Community College can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Pueblo Community College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep scrolling to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Pueblo Community College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at Pueblo Community College, 83% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance roughly 195 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 81% | $8,355 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 1% | $2,277 |
| Federal Pell grants | 65% | $6,444 |
| State/local grants | 73% | $3,122 |
| Federal student loans | 28% | $4,247 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Pueblo Community College, roughly 46% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $6,501 (for some 3142 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 46% | $6,501 |
| Federal Pell grants | 28% | $6,318 |
| Federal student loans | 16% | $4,451 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $9,957.
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 | $9,877 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,328 |
| Over $75,000 | $18,816 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $12,045 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $10,479 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Pueblo Community College’s online cost calculator: www.pueblocc.edu/NetPriceCalculator/index.htm.
The median federal debt load at Pueblo Community College comes to $5,750 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,750 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $106.02/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Pueblo Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,147 |
| 75th percentile | $12,448 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $22,250 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,962 |
| Middle income | $6,250 |
| High income | $5,250 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,845 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,250 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,250 |
| Independent students | $6,750 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Pueblo Community College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Pueblo Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 19381 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $229,230,508 |
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 | 150 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $635,047 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,234 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 54 |
| Total DoD amount | $242,645 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $4,493 |
References
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