by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Rockingham Community College can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does RCC deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Rockingham Community College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
At Rockingham Community College, 76% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid approximately 124 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 75% | $7,638 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 45% | $1,042 |
| Federal Pell grants | 61% | $8,013 |
| State/local grants | 26% | $1,299 |
| 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 RCC, about 55% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $7,615 (among about 983 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 55% | $7,615 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $8,436 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $8,873.
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 | $2,800 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $1,850 |
| Over $75,000 | $4,099 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $2,060 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $2,380 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try RCC’s NPC: www.rockinghamcc.edu/NetCal/npcalc.html.
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at RCC.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at RCC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 89 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $407,739 |
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 | 9 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $17,191 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $1,910 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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