by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Spartanburg Community College can seem overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students are given some form of financial aid.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Spartanburg Community College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Read on to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Spartanburg Community College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Spartanburg Community College, 96% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind around 742 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 95% | $8,100 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 35% | $1,955 |
| Federal Pell grants | 61% | $6,079 |
| State/local grants | 76% | $4,169 |
| Federal student loans | 4% | $3,528 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, about 91% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $4,837 (covering around 5734 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 91% | $4,837 |
| Federal Pell grants | 41% | $4,581 |
| Federal student loans | 4% | $3,329 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $9,100.
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 | $6,098 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,506 |
| Over $75,000 | $8,274 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
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 | $2,405 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $6,531 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Spartanburg Community College’s net price calculator: www.sccsc.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/tuition/npc/.
A typical borrower at Spartanburg Community College leaves with $5,143 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,143 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $6,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $68.91/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Spartanburg Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,166 |
| 25th percentile | $1,750 |
| 75th percentile | $5,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $8,521 |
Outcomes differ by income bracket, by first-generation status, and by whether a student is financially dependent.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $5,500 |
| Middle income | $4,800 |
| High income | $3,673 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,015 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $3,667 |
| Independent students | $6,500 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Spartanburg Community College.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The totals below capture Stafford lending at Spartanburg Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 5549 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $32,358,575 |
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.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 62 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $267,014 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $4,307 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $4,284 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $4,284 |
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