by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of 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 total cost of going to South Seattle College can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can South Seattle provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep going 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. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from South Seattle 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.
Looking at the entering class at South Seattle College, 81% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance some 247 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 64% | $7,483 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 9% | $1,757 |
| Federal Pell grants | 43% | $4,979 |
| State/local grants | 59% | $4,094 |
| Federal student loans | 6% | $6,448 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Here, about 21% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $6,406 (across roughly 1134 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 21% | $6,406 |
| Federal Pell grants | 10% | $4,681 |
| Federal student loans | 4% | $6,191 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $9,381.
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 | $6,626 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $7,653 |
| Over $75,000 | $5,822 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $6,004 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $6,802 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see South Seattle’s official net price calculator: southseattle.edu/financial-aid/net-price-calculator.
The median federal debt load at South Seattle comes to $5,478 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,478 |
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at South Seattle.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,000 |
| 75th percentile | $8,696 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $12,500 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $4,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $4,625 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,870 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at South Seattle.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at South Seattle:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 490 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $3,715,887 |
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 | 61 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $22,367 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $367 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 13 |
| Total DoD amount | $50,069 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $3,851 |
References
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