by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will never be charged 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 price tag of going to Rockland Community College can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Rockland Community College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Rockland Community College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Rockland Community College, 61% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind roughly 622 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 56% | $7,236 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 8% | $2,021 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $5,574 |
| State/local grants | 41% | $3,491 |
| Federal student loans | 8% | $4,575 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At Rockland Community College, approximately 34% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $6,352 (across approximately 1959 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 34% | $6,352 |
| Federal Pell grants | 26% | $4,805 |
| Federal student loans | 7% | $5,126 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $7,431.
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 | $6,862 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $8,880 |
| Over $75,000 | $13,833 |
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 | $11,282 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $8,508 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Rockland Community College’s net price calculator: www.suny.edu/howmuch/netpricecalculator.xhtml?id=63.
The median student at Rockland Community College graduates with $5,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,497 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $90.08/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
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 Rockland Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,780 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $10,063 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $15,250 |
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 | $5,500 |
| Middle income | $5,598 |
| High income | $5,850 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $8,402 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Rockland Community College.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Rockland Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 6561 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $54,462,696 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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