by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of 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 total cost of going to Western Technical College can seem overpowering, but remember that the majority of students are given some form of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Western Technical College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep reading to learn what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to 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. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
At Western Technical College, 74% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 508 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 58% | $6,139 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 26% | $1,957 |
| Federal Pell grants | 42% | $5,861 |
| State/local grants | 37% | $1,549 |
| Federal student loans | 45% | $4,746 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At Western Technical College, about 40% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $5,924 (across approximately 1559 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 40% | $5,924 |
| Federal Pell grants | 32% | $4,738 |
| Federal student loans | 33% | $5,497 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $5,070.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $9,816 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $11,051 |
| Over $75,000 | $14,802 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
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 | $11,008 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $12,069 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Western Technical College’s official net price calculator: www.westerntc.edu/sites/default/files/paying-for-college/index.html.
Graduating students at Western Technical College carry a median federal student debt of $6,917 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,917 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $11,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $121.92/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Western Technical College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $12,416 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $20,646 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,616 |
| Middle income | $6,382 |
| High income | $5,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,169 |
| Continuing-generation students | $5,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Western Technical College.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Western Technical College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 15906 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $191,974,223 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 107 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $268,724 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,511 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 4 |
| Total DoD amount | $2,053 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $513 |
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