by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The price tag of going to Ventura College can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can Ventura College offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Read on to discover how much school funding could be available 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 Ventura College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
For freshmen starting at Ventura College, 91% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 1195 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 91% | $6,376 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | $500 |
| Federal Pell grants | 51% | $6,036 |
| State/local grants | 90% | $2,948 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | $3,959 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Here, some 62% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $4,200 (across roughly 7055 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 62% | $4,200 |
| Federal Pell grants | 26% | $4,935 |
| Federal student loans | 1% | $6,206 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $10,288.
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 | $1,827 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $2,302 |
| Over $75,000 | $6,905 |
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 | $-982 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $2,257 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see Ventura College’s NPC: www.venturacollege.edu/departments/student_services/financial_aid/index.shtml.
The middle student in the debt distribution at Ventura College owes $6,500 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $13,876 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $147.11/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. These percentiles trace how cumulative federal debt is spread among borrowers at Ventura College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $12,767 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $21,000 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,000 |
| Middle income | $5,500 |
| High income | $5,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,075 |
| Independent students | $9,399 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Ventura College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Ventura College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 4049 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $46,197,636 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 390 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $91,840 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $235 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $184 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $184 |
References
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