by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Riverside City College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Riverside City College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Scroll down to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Riverside City College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For incoming first-year students at Riverside City College, 79% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 1720 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 78% | $6,463 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 1% | $1,577 |
| Federal Pell grants | 55% | $5,419 |
| State/local grants | 78% | $2,607 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $4,929 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, some 64% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,162 (covering around 13065 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 64% | $4,162 |
| Federal Pell grants | 34% | $4,288 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $6,564 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $8,534.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $3,116 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $4,636 |
| Over $75,000 | $8,361 |
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 | $8,377 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,026 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Riverside City College’s net price calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/961/npcalc.htm.
The median federal debt load at Riverside City College comes to $5,500 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $84.81/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Riverside City College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,000 |
| 75th percentile | $8,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,750 |
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 | $6,848 |
| Middle income | $5,450 |
| High income | $4,500 |
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 | $4,500 |
| Independent students | $9,000 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Riverside City College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Riverside City College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5578 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $40,694,580 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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