by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will never be charged 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 total price of attendance at Virginia Highlands Community College can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
Just what financial aid solutions can VHCC deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep scrolling to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Virginia Highlands Community College.
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.
For incoming first-year students at Virginia Highlands Community College, 87% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind some 223 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 79% | $6,749 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 13% | $1,775 |
| Federal Pell grants | 65% | $5,497 |
| State/local grants | 65% | $2,231 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, roughly 53% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $5,678 (for some 1087 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 53% | $5,678 |
| Federal Pell grants | 43% | $4,620 |
| Federal student loans | 0% | — |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,580.
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 | $4,831 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,393 |
| Over $75,000 | $6,509 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $5,375 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,112 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try VHCC’s NPC: www.vawizard.org/wizard/npc.
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. VHCC.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at VHCC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 14 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $79,133 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 20 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $52,653 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,633 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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