by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged 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 Venango County Area Vocational Technical School can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
What financial aid options can Venango Technology Center offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going 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. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Venango County Area Vocational Technical School.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For freshmen starting at Venango County Area Vocational Technical School, 96% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid roughly 27 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 89% | $7,904 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 71% | $6,080 |
| State/local grants | 68% | $4,000 |
| Federal student loans | 96% | $8,611 |
Because grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid, they are the most sought-after type of financial aid. At Venango Technology Center, about 78% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $9,039 (across roughly 51 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 78% | $9,039 |
| Federal Pell grants | 71% | $5,945 |
| Federal student loans | 92% | $8,895 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,170.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $11,710 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $13,638 |
| Over $75,000 | $20,722 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $14,655 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $12,292 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Venango Technology Center’s online cost calculator: www.vtc1.org/Page/150.
The median student at Venango Technology Center graduates with $9,500 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $13,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $143.12/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Venango Technology Center.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,825 |
| 25th percentile | $6,000 |
| 75th percentile | $14,677 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $14,677 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,204 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $8,702 |
| Independent students | $12,303 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Venango Technology Center.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Venango Technology Center:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 758 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $8,086,758 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 1 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $18,586 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $18,586 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.