Financial Aid at WCC

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

3,200 students (38% of total 8,324 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Waubonsee Community College (WCC). The average amount of the aid awarded is $5,694.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 79% of total 1,011 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,055.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Waubonsee Community College, 3,200 undergraduate students (38% of total 8,324 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $5,694.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - WCC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship3,20038% $18,220,273$5,694
Pell Grants1,77921% $12,112,018$6,808
Federal Student Loan5236% $1,895,589$3,624

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

795 beginning undergraduate students (79% of total 1,011 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Waubonsee Community College. The average amount of aid received is $6,055.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - WCC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid79579% --
Grants or Scholarships76075%$4,601,701$6,055
Federal Grants40440%$3,137,572$7,766
Pell Grants40440%$3,070,143$7,599
Other Federal Grants929%$67,429$733
State/Local Grants34234%$746,167$2,182
Institutional Grants67066%$717,962$1,072
Student Loan Aid13613%$465,872$3,426
Federal Student Loans13513%$458,372$3,395
Other Student Loans1-$7,500$7,500

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 Waubonsee Community 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 level427427$3,649,992$8,548
0-30,000111111$1,448,267$13,047
30,001-48,000112112$1,103,947$9,857
48,001-75,0009898$618,057$6,307
75,001-110,0005555$263,672$4,794
110,001 or more5151$216,049$4,236

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