Many 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 price tag of going to Southside Virginia Community College can appear overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students obtain some kind of financial aid.
Just what financial aid solutions can Southside Virginia Community College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep going to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Southside Virginia Community College.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Looking at the entering class at Southside Virginia Community College, 76% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 131 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 76% | $7,612 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 19% | $1,341 |
| Federal Pell grants | 61% | $6,458 |
| State/local grants | 64% | $2,246 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At Southside Virginia Community College, roughly 42% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $4,910 (among about 1356 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 42% | $4,910 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $4,112 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $8,698.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $6,080 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,769 |
| Over $75,000 | $5,274 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $5,338 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $6,194 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Southside Virginia Community College’s official net price calculator: www.vawizard.org/wizard/npc.
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Southside Virginia Community College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Southside Virginia Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 23 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $165,800 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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More about our data sources and methodologies.