by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed 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 total price of attendance at Quinsigamond Community College can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
Just what financial aid solutions can Quinsigamond 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 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 Quinsigamond Community College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Quinsigamond Community College, 78% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 422 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 72% | $6,785 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 8% | $1,334 |
| Federal Pell grants | 55% | $5,479 |
| State/local grants | 67% | $2,527 |
| Federal student loans | 28% | $5,251 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, approximately 73% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $4,445 (across roughly 5079 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 73% | $4,445 |
| Federal Pell grants | 38% | $4,073 |
| Federal student loans | 30% | $6,400 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $6,831.
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 | $5,862 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,114 |
| Over $75,000 | $10,049 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $9,090 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $7,764 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Quinsigamond Community College’s net price calculator: www.qcc.edu/federal-net-price-calculator.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Quinsigamond Community College owes $10,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $10,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $16,575 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $175.72/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Quinsigamond Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,664 |
| 75th percentile | $14,035 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $20,624 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,760 |
| Middle income | $10,750 |
| High income | $9,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $10,712 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,646 |
| Independent students | $13,571 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Quinsigamond Community College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Quinsigamond Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 19233 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $225,191,256 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 41 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $178,819 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,361 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 6 |
| Total DoD amount | $2,640 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $440 |
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