by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The sum total of attendance at Skyline College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does Skyline College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep reading to see how much school funding could be available 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 figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Skyline College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
For incoming first-year students at Skyline College, 79% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid some 422 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 79% | $4,341 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 75% | $968 |
| Federal Pell grants | 26% | $6,105 |
| State/local grants | 50% | $2,129 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | $4,752 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at Skyline College, around 54% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $2,318 (across approximately 5073 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 54% | $2,318 |
| Federal Pell grants | 10% | $4,967 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | $7,624 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $10,142.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $-2,548 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $-56 |
| Over $75,000 | $4,213 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $1,738 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $-1,180 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Skyline College’s NPC: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/373/npcalc.htm.
A typical borrower at Skyline College leaves with $7,500 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,500 |
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Skyline College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,459 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $10,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $20,000 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,358 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $8,500 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Skyline College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Skyline College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 985 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $9,141,445 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
GI Bill volume
| 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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