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Public Two-Year Colleges

AVERAGE TUITION: $1,300
AVERAGE TOTAL PRICE INCLUDING LIVING AND OTHER EXPENSES: $6,800

Who received aid, how much aid they received, and how much aid was left over for other expenses
  For those students who received financial aid:
Family income level Percent of students who received any type of financial aid Most got between: Percent whose tuition was fully covered After paying tuition, aid was used for living expenses and other educational needs. Such aid ranged between:
Below $20,000 81% $2,100 & $3,900 94% $700 & $2,500
$20,000-40,000 49% $1,400 & $3,100 78% 0 & $2,000
$40,000-60,000 35% $800 & $2,600 63% 0 & $1,150
Above $60,000 21% $600 & $2,600 43% 0 & $550
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study:
1995-96.

 

Combinations of financial aid that students received
  Percent of students who received
Family income level No aid Grants only Loans only Work study only Grants and loans Grants and work study Loans and work study Grants, loans, and work study
Below $20,000 19% 54 3 0 12 11 0 0
$20,000-40,000 52% 33 3 0 9 3 0 1
$40,000-60,000 66% 20 9 0 5 0 0 0
Above $60,000 80% 13 5 0 2 0 0 0
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study:
1995-96.

Average amounts of grant, loan, and work-study aid received

Grant Aid
Family income level Percent who got grants Students who got grants received between:
Below $20,000 77% $2,000 & $2,800
$20,000-40,000 44% $950 & $2,450
$40,000-60,000 24% $450 & $1,500
Above $60,000 15% $500 & $1,050
Loan Aid
Family income level Percent who got loans Students who got loans received between:
Below $20,000 16% insufficient information*
$20,000-40,000 13% insufficient information*
$40,000-60,000 14% insufficient information*
Above $60,000 8% insufficient information*
Work-study Aid
Family income level Percent who got work-study Students who got work-study received between:
Below $20,000 12% insufficient information*
$20,000-40,000 4% insufficient information*
$40,000-60,000 Below 1% insufficient information*
Above $60,000 Below 1% insufficient information*
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study:
1995-96.

* Figures in this handbook are based on national surveys. In some cases, not enough people fall into a particular category of interest to provide reliable estimates.