by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed 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 sum total of attendance at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Livingston can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
Just what financial assistance solutions will TCAT - Livingston provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep reading to learn just how much financial aid will be open to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Livingston.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Livingston, 95% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 227 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 95% | $3,335 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 1% | $493 |
| Federal Pell grants | 70% | $3,118 |
| State/local grants | 88% | $1,056 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At TCAT - Livingston, approximately 93% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $2,382 (covering around 1356 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 93% | $2,382 |
| Federal Pell grants | 25% | $4,111 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $5,073.
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 | $11,246 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,505 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,257 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
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 | $12,612 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $11,899 |
To project your own net price, use TCAT - Livingston’s net price tool: tcatlivingston.edu/future-students/net-price-calculator.
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for TCAT - Livingston.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at TCAT - Livingston:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 14 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $63,051 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 18 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $41,920 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,329 |
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