by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot 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 San Jose City College can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financing options does San Jose City College offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep going to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from San Jose City College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at San Jose City College, 85% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 477 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 85% | $5,712 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 4% | $859 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,649 |
| State/local grants | 70% | $2,629 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | $4,750 |
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 San Jose City College, about 58% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $3,018 (across approximately 4894 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 58% | $3,018 |
| Federal Pell grants | 21% | $4,271 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $6,481 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $9,122.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $16,133 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $17,278 |
| Over $75,000 | $22,474 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $16,959 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $16,658 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try San Jose City College’s NPC: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/472/npcalc.htm.
The middle student in the debt distribution at San Jose City College owes $5,500 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at San Jose City College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,250 |
| 75th percentile | $11,313 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $19,000 |
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 | $5,250 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,850 |
| Continuing-generation students | $4,750 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $4,500 |
| Independent students | $5,833 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. San Jose City College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at San Jose City College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 1543 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $14,594,660 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
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