Financial Aid at SBCC

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

5,288 students (43% of total 12,345 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC). The average amount of the aid awarded is $4,472.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 46% of total 1,821 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $5,889.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Santa Barbara City College, 5,288 undergraduate students (43% of total 12,345 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $4,472.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - SBCC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship5,28843% $23,648,438$4,472
Pell Grants2,20718% $10,542,209$4,777
Federal Student Loan4454% $2,786,699$6,262

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

829 beginning undergraduate students (46% of total 1,821 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Santa Barbara City College. The average amount of aid received is $5,889.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - SBCC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid82946% --
Grants or Scholarships73941%$4,352,316$5,889
Federal Grants42023%$2,304,218$5,486
Pell Grants42023%$2,242,178$5,339
Other Federal Grants1498%$62,040$416
State/Local Grants70239%$2,014,948$2,870
Institutional Grants151%$33,150$2,210
Student Loan Aid835%$431,489$5,199
Federal Student Loans835%$431,489$5,199
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Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Santa Barbara City College.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level377361$3,262,314$8,653
0-30,000172172$1,826,829$10,621
30,001-48,000102101$966,021$9,471
48,001-75,0006665$399,771$6,057
75,001-110,0001916$59,412$3,127
110,001 or more187$10,281$571

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