by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will never be charged 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 total cost of going to Southeastern College-Columbia can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will Southeastern College - Columbia offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep going to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Southeastern College-Columbia.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Southeastern College-Columbia, 98% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 54 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 96% | $7,223 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 84% | $2,066 |
| Federal Pell grants | 78% | $6,471 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 87% | $8,686 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Southeastern College - Columbia, about 96% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $6,945 (across approximately 240 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 96% | $6,945 |
| Federal Pell grants | 77% | $5,762 |
| Federal student loans | 89% | $8,749 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,309.
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 | $37,260 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $37,364 |
| Over $75,000 | $43,798 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $31,941 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $37,856 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Southeastern College - Columbia’s net price calculator: www.sec.edu/admissions/net-price-calculator/.
A typical borrower at Southeastern College - Columbia leaves with $7,811 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,811 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $100.72/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Southeastern College - Columbia.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $6,000 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $13,213 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,811 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,811 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,811 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $7,811 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Southeastern College - Columbia.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Southeastern College - Columbia:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 2031 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $19,162,379 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 44 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $501,544 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $11,399 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $4,000 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $4,000 |
References
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