by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will not be asked to pay 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 Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
Just what financial aid solutions can Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Read on to see how much school funding could be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi.
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 Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi, 89% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance around 494 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 86% | $4,623 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 19% | $765 |
| Federal Pell grants | 82% | $4,621 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 73% | $6,047 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi, approximately 82% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,147 (covering around 707 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 82% | $4,147 |
| Federal Pell grants | 69% | $4,313 |
| Federal student loans | 64% | $5,627 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $4,359.
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 | $24,287 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $24,672 |
| Over $75,000 | $28,011 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $29,343 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $24,545 |
To project your own net price, use Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi’s online cost calculator: prospect.studentaidprocess.com/saintprospect/(S(ocmfllhcnha2l4egndtg2dgp))/netpricecalculator?corpid=64.
The median student at Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi graduates with $7,389 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,389 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,708 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $92.32/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,687 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $9,500 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,421 |
| Middle income | $7,125 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,389 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,319 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,125 |
| Independent students | $7,917 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 38732 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $277,422,257 |
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 | 34 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $243,298 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $7,156 |
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