by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will not be asked to pay the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to SUNY Westchester Community College can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does SUNY Westchester Community College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to see how much school funding could be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from SUNY Westchester 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.
For freshmen starting at SUNY Westchester Community College, 67% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid (about 1086 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 63% | $5,870 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 3% | $1,021 |
| Federal Pell grants | 54% | $5,462 |
| State/local grants | 28% | $2,387 |
| Federal student loans | 16% | $3,440 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Here, approximately 43% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $4,609 (among about 3852 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 43% | $4,609 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $4,669 |
| Federal student loans | 10% | $4,109 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $5,943.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $8,516 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $9,740 |
| Over $75,000 | $13,111 |
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 | $9,373 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $9,301 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use SUNY Westchester Community College’s net price calculator: www.suny.edu/howmuch/netpricecalculator.xhtml.
The median federal debt load at SUNY Westchester Community College comes to $5,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $5,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,400 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $110.26/mo |
The 10-year payment estimate assumes a standard federal repayment plan and the median graduate debt amount.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at SUNY Westchester Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $2,750 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $15,000 |
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 | $5,500 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $5,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $7,125 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for SUNY Westchester Community College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at SUNY Westchester Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 10387 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $94,459,770 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
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 |
References
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