A large number 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 sum total of attendance at Tulsa Technology Center can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Tulsa Tech provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Scroll down to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible 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 Tulsa Technology Center.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Looking at the entering class at Tulsa Technology Center, 75% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid around 201 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 75% | $5,204 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 35% | $2,325 |
| Federal Pell grants | 45% | $5,651 |
| State/local grants | 19% | $2,552 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Here, around 25% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $3,857 (among about 1105 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 25% | $3,857 |
| Federal Pell grants | 14% | $4,556 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $5,689.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $8,228 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $8,728 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
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 | $5,723 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $8,411 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Tulsa Tech’s net price tool: tulsatech.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/financial-aid/net-price-calculator/.
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Tulsa Tech.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Tulsa Tech:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 36 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $174,280 |
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 | 46 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $116,120 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,524 |
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More about our data sources and methodologies.