by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Sierra College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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What it costs to attend Sierra College amounts to about $12,628.00 per year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $1,446.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $11,182.00 |
| Total cost | $12,628.00 |
| That is 34% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $12,628.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$9,757.00 |
| Net price | $2,871.00 |
| That is 85% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $12,628.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$11,960.00 |
| Net price | $668.00 |
| That is 97% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees plus room and board. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by around 8.4% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| Freshman year | $724.00 | $3,111.00 | $13,684.00 |
| Senior year | $921.00 | $3,959.00 | $17,412.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $3,279.00 | $14,094.00 | $61,992.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $1,249.00 | $5,369.00 | $23,617.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $38.00 | $162.00 | $713.00 |
| Total amount paid | $4,529.00 | $19,463.00 | $85,609.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| Freshman year | $724.00 | $3,111.00 | $13,684.00 |
| Senior year | $784.00 | $3,371.00 | $14,828.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $1,508.00 | $6,482.00 | $28,512.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $575.00 | $2,470.00 | $10,862.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $17.00 | $75.00 | $328.00 |
| Total amount paid | $2,083.00 | $8,952.00 | $39,374.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the net price section below.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $7,245.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $4,462.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $3,048.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $3,658.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $6,629.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $8,601.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $9,007.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Sierra College Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Sierra College works out to $9,500.00, landing it in the Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,600.00 |
| 25th | $4,300.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,500.00 |
| 75th | $15,750.00 |
| 90th | $27,000.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500.00 |
| Middle income | $9,500.00 |
| High income | $5,378.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $4,122.00 in extra median debt compared with high-income peers.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,854.00 |
First-gen students at Sierra College leave with $1,646.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Sierra College is $4,000.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The federal default-rate tier for Sierra College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 12.4% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Sierra College amount to $119,590,440.00 covering 8,520 recipients.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Sierra College, a few questions are worth asking:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.