by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students are not billed 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 Western Technical College can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
What financial aid options can Western Technical College offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep scrolling to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Western Technical College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For freshmen starting at Western Technical College, 66% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid roughly 374 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 65% | $1,761 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 33% | $460 |
| Federal Pell grants | 44% | $2,233 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 41% | $1,913 |
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 Western Technical College, about 36% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $1,501 (for some 740 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 36% | $1,501 |
| Federal Pell grants | 19% | $2,233 |
| Federal student loans | 27% | $1,913 |
The middle student in the debt distribution at Western Technical College owes $13,406 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $13,406 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $17,277 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $183.16/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Western Technical College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,718 |
| 25th percentile | $6,741 |
| 75th percentile | $19,781 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $25,250 |
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 | $12,812 |
| Middle income | $14,249 |
| High income | $14,103 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,561 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,974 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,000 |
| Independent students | $14,750 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for Western Technical College.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Western Technical College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 12923 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $167,932,830 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 313 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $4,992,695 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $15,951 |
References
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