by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will never be charged the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Virginia Western Community College can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Virginia Western Community College provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Read on to see what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Virginia Western Community College.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Virginia Western Community College, 79% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid around 487 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 77% | $6,017 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 29% | $3,402 |
| Federal Pell grants | 51% | $5,247 |
| State/local grants | 56% | $1,675 |
| Federal student loans | 5% | $4,155 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Virginia Western Community College, approximately 40% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $5,137 (for some 2491 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 40% | $5,137 |
| Federal Pell grants | 30% | $4,210 |
| Federal student loans | 5% | $5,605 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $6,802.
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 | $4,911 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $6,028 |
| Over $75,000 | $9,504 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
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 | $4,966 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $5,618 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Virginia Western Community College’s official net price calculator: www.vawizard.org/wizard/npc.
The median student at Virginia Western Community College graduates with $7,200 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,200 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $11,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $116.62/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. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Virginia Western Community College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $1,750 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $13,750 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $23,758 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,200 |
| Middle income | $6,200 |
| High income | $5,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,822 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
Federal data publishes pre-calculated indicators that summarize debt outcomes. Virginia Western Community College.
Most undergraduate borrowing runs through the federal Stafford loan program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Virginia Western Community College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 8913 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $112,956,709 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 92 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $235,491 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,560 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 2 |
| Total DoD amount | $1,735 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $868 |
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