Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Cerritos

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,975, which is 66.44 % of all undergraduate students. 561 students which is 2.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,889.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 84.67% of students received grants or scholarships and 2% of students received student loans.

Trends by Subject

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Cerritos College since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,975, which is 66.44 % of all undergraduate students. 561 students which is 2.67% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,889.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1516,330 (75%)$3,25910,374 (48%)$3,298753 (3%)$4,150
2015-1616,022 (72%)$3,2909,725 (43%)$3,347713 (3%)$6,671
2016-1714,434 (68%)$3,0428,781 (41%)$3,381640 (3%)$7,168
2017-1814,649 (70%)$3,4108,931 (42%)$3,357592 (3%)$6,918
2018-1913,906 (64%)$3,5428,334 (38%)$3,496552 (3%)$7,336
2019-2014,509 (65%)$3,9858,820 (40%)$3,760573 (3%)$7,507
2020-2113,284 (65%)$4,4407,448 (37%)$3,892421 (2%)$7,383
2021-2211,354 (61%)$6,4356,765 (36%)$3,778362 (2%)$7,621
2022-2311,288 (58%)$5,0786,814 (35%)$4,090442 (2%)$7,251
Average13,975 (66.44%)$4,0538,444 (40.00%)$3,600561 (2.67%)$6,889
*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, 1,608 (84.67 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,858. It can cover 48.80% of tuition & fees ($12,004) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 43 (2.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,909).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-151,313 (84%)$5,18645 (3%)$4,133
2015-161,322 (84%)$5,76778 (5%)$6,130
2016-171,388 (83%)$5,23961 (4%)$6,770
2017-181,375 (81%)$5,90137 (2%)$6,007
2018-191,443 (79%)$5,86641 (2%)$5,620
2019-202,047 (90%)$5,37134 (1%)$5,955
2020-211,979 (88%)$5,82236 (2%)$6,246
2021-221,622 (86%)$7,66024 (1%)$5,701
2022-231,984 (87%)$5,90928 (1%)$6,622
Average1,608 (84.67%)$5,85843 (2.33%)$5,909
*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, 1,129 (60.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,663.

In addition, 1,591 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (84.00 % 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
2014-151,022 (66%)$4,461151 (10%)$2361,308 (84%)$1,68192 (6%)$174
2015-161,014 (64%)$4,770338 (21%)$2201,302 (83%)$2,0818 (1%)$455
2016-171,005 (60%)$4,447233 (14%)$2251,343 (81%)$1,992270 (16%)$277
2017-181,035 (61%)$4,538284 (17%)$2021,370 (80%)$2,403400 (23%)$170
2018-191,039 (57%)$4,637463 (25%)$2051,439 (79%)$2,4677 (0%)$161
2019-201,418 (63%)$4,789549 (24%)$2252,018 (89%)$1,990146 (6%)$438
2020-211,176 (53%)$4,7131,131 (51%)$1,4771,964 (88%)$2,129744 (33%)$174
2021-221,071 (57%)$4,6001,129 (60%)$4,0741,614 (86%)$1,753581 (31%)$120
2022-231,385 (61%)$5,015935 (41%)$4111,962 (86%)$2,193786 (34%)$116
Average1,129 (60.22%)$4,663579 (29.22%)$8081,591 (84.00%)$2,077337 (18.75%)$232
*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, 43 (2.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $43.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-1545 (3%)$4,13345 (3%)$4,133--
2015-1678 (5%)$6,13078 (5%)$6,130--
2016-1761 (4%)$6,77061 (4%)$6,770--
2017-1837 (2%)$6,00737 (2%)$6,007--
2018-1941 (2%)$5,62041 (2%)$5,620--
2019-2034 (1%)$5,95534 (1%)$5,955--
2020-2136 (2%)$6,24636 (2%)$6,246--
2021-2224 (1%)$5,70124 (1%)$5,701--
2022-2328 (1%)$6,62228 (1%)$6,622--
Average43 (2.33%)$5,90943 (2.33%)$5,909--

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