by our College Data Analytics TeamMany 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 West Los Angeles College can sound overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students get some type of financial aid.
What financial aid options can West LA College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Read on to find out how much school funding will be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from West Los Angeles College.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. However, some types of aid are more desirable than others, and some students will receive more than others.
For incoming first-year students at West Los Angeles College, 83% of entering full-time freshmen got some type of financial assistance approximately 302 freshmen).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $5,857 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 60% | $5,478 |
| State/local grants | 80% | $1,737 |
| Federal student loans | 2% | $5,951 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, about 59% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $3,022 (covering around 5474 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 59% | $3,022 |
| Federal Pell grants | 21% | $4,617 |
| Federal student loans | 2% | $7,728 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $7,702.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $6,810 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $7,425 |
| Over $75,000 | $10,477 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
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 | $9,634 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $7,131 |
To project your own net price, use West LA College’s net price tool: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/749/npcalc.htm.
Graduating students at West LA College carry a median federal student debt of $9,500 of federal borrowing.
| 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 |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at West LA College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,025 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $15,704 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $24,500 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $10,500 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. West LA College.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at West LA College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3554 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $47,149,633 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 0 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $0 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.