Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 729, which is 67.89 % of all undergraduate students. 591 students which is 56.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,753.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 77.11% of students received grants or scholarships and 68% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Western Dakota Technical College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 729, which is 67.89 % of all undergraduate students. 591 students which is 56.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,753.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14781 (76%)$4,691628 (61%)$4,014762 (74%)$5,414
2014-15638 (76%)$4,814495 (59%)$4,057597 (71%)$5,420
2015-16576 (69%)$6,012467 (56%)$4,343505 (60%)$5,992
2016-17601 (60%)$5,922478 (48%)$4,017557 (56%)$6,643
2017-18682 (65%)$5,537551 (52%)$3,991619 (59%)$6,580
2018-19549 (52%)$6,339468 (44%)$4,808576 (54%)$7,512
2019-20706 (58%)$6,704497 (41%)$4,711611 (50%)$7,542
2020-211,008 (76%)$4,451443 (33%)$4,924575 (43%)$7,984
2021-221,023 (79%)$5,504396 (31%)$4,742518 (40%)$7,688
Average729 (67.89%)$5,553491 (47.22%)$4,401591 (56.33%)$6,753
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 133 (77.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,029. It can cover 62.80% of tuition & fees ($8,008) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 118 (67.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,281).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14158 (70%)$4,561181 (80%)$5,741
2014-1596 (68%)$4,341107 (76%)$5,153
2015-16141 (67%)$6,439121 (57%)$6,064
2016-17110 (63%)$4,703123 (70%)$5,908
2017-18153 (76%)$4,599133 (66%)$5,389
2018-19108 (76%)$5,782115 (81%)$6,994
2019-20127 (84%)$5,07197 (64%)$6,940
2020-21152 (94%)$4,968105 (65%)$7,053
2021-22149 (96%)$4,80076 (49%)$7,287
Average133 (77.11%)$5,029118 (67.56%)$6,281
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 105 (59.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,631.

In addition, 26 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (14.56 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14151 (67%)$4,0838 (4%)$43836 (16%)$2,794--
2014-1592 (65%)$3,7749 (6%)$41734 (24%)$1,934--
2015-16117 (55%)$4,38225 (12%)$3,10268 (32%)$4,24019 (9%)$1,544
2016-17101 (58%)$4,13620 (11%)$2,17811 (6%)$2,41823 (13%)$1,279
2017-18143 (71%)$3,99923 (11%)$2,18316 (8%)$2,90126 (13%)$1,354
2018-1998 (69%)$5,38732 (23%)$1,32810 (7%)$1,87227 (19%)$1,307
2019-2087 (58%)$5,109100 (66%)$1,27714 (9%)$3,09619 (13%)$1,500
2020-2190 (56%)$5,420138 (85%)$55931 (19%)$4,97622 (14%)$1,632
2021-2262 (40%)$5,391147 (95%)$1,48516 (10%)$6,95930 (19%)$1,708
Average105 (59.89%)$4,63156 (34.78%)$1,44126 (14.56%)$3,46624 (14.29%)$1,475
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 118 (67.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $118.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14181 (80%)$5,741181 (80%)$5,5387 (3%)$5,242
2014-15107 (76%)$5,153107 (76%)$5,153--
2015-16121 (57%)$6,064120 (57%)$5,8673 (1%)$9,893
2016-17123 (70%)$5,908123 (70%)$5,6643 (2%)$10,000
2017-18133 (66%)$5,389133 (66%)$5,1603 (1%)$10,167
2018-19115 (81%)$6,994115 (81%)$6,8262 (1%)$9,678
2019-2097 (64%)$6,94095 (63%)$6,3638 (5%)$8,595
2020-21105 (65%)$7,053105 (65%)$6,8173 (2%)$8,244
2021-2276 (49%)$7,28776 (49%)$6,8284 (3%)$8,725
Average118 (67.56%)$6,281117 (67.44%)$6,0244 (2.25%)$8,818