Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,077, which is 54.11 % of all undergraduate students. 105 students which is 2.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,284.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 82.33% of students received grants or scholarships and 5% of students received student loans.
The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Mendocino College since 2014.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,077, which is 54.11 % of all undergraduate students. 105 students which is 2.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,284.
| Year | Grant or Scholarship* | Pell Grants | Federal Student Loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Received (percent**) | Average Amount | Number Received (percent**) | Average Amount | Number Received (percent**) | Average Amount | |
| 2014-15 | 2,457 (65%) | $2,934 | 1,283 (34%) | $3,567 | 156 (4%) | $6,629 |
| 2015-16 | 2,578 (60%) | $2,996 | 1,311 (31%) | $3,683 | 165 (4%) | $6,274 |
| 2016-17 | 2,341 (55%) | $2,992 | 1,159 (27%) | $3,623 | 144 (3%) | $6,802 |
| 2017-18 | 2,218 (57%) | $3,306 | 1,141 (29%) | $3,810 | 113 (3%) | $7,874 |
| 2018-19 | 2,141 (55%) | $3,399 | 1,046 (27%) | $3,960 | 88 (2%) | $7,802 |
| 2019-20 | 2,116 (53%) | $3,803 | 1,149 (29%) | $3,901 | 101 (3%) | $7,549 |
| 2020-21 | 1,685 (50%) | $4,518 | 838 (25%) | $3,971 | 51 (2%) | $7,884 |
| 2021-22 | 1,597 (47%) | $4,906 | 740 (22%) | $3,811 | 53 (2%) | $7,781 |
| 2022-23 | 1,563 (45%) | $5,033 | 892 (25%) | $3,961 | 75 (2%) | $6,963 |
| Average | 2,077 (54.11%) | $3,765 | 1,062 (27.67%) | $3,810 | 105 (2.78%) | $7,284 |
For the last 10 years, on average, 122 (82.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,709. It can cover 57.07% of tuition & fees ($10,003) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 9 (5.38 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,511).
| Year | Grants or Scholarships* | Student Loans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Received (percent**) | Average Amount | Number Received (percent**) | Average Amount | |
| 2014-15 | 196 (85%) | $4,686 | 22 (10%) | $4,957 |
| 2015-16 | 200 (88%) | $4,792 | 20 (9%) | $4,635 |
| 2016-17 | 136 (77%) | $5,346 | 15 (9%) | $5,519 |
| 2017-18 | 115 (86%) | $5,959 | 2 (2%) | $7,295 |
| 2018-19 | 124 (82%) | $5,221 | 7 (5%) | $7,464 |
| 2019-20 | 97 (79%) | $5,699 | 6 (5%) | $7,217 |
| 2020-21 | 70 (81%) | $7,253 | 1 (1%) | $9,500 |
| 2021-22 | 54 (77%) | $5,589 | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 104 (86%) | $6,832 | 2 (2%) | $5,500 |
| Average | 122 (82.33%) | $5,709 | 9 (5.38%) | $6,511 |
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 86 (56.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,036.
In addition, 113 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (76.56 % of students).
| Year | Federal (Pell) Grants | Other Federal | State/Local government | Institutional | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Received (percent) | Average Amount | Number Received (percent) | Average Amount | Number Received (percent) | Average Amount | Number Received (percent) | Average Amount | |
| 2014-15 | 148 (64%) | $4,312 | 29 (13%) | $338 | 174 (75%) | $1,517 | 17 (7%) | $382 |
| 2015-16 | 146 (64%) | $4,549 | 17 (7%) | $235 | 178 (78%) | $1,557 | 12 (5%) | $1,083 |
| 2016-17 | 97 (55%) | $4,807 | 18 (10%) | $254 | 128 (73%) | $1,906 | 10 (6%) | $1,218 |
| 2017-18 | 90 (68%) | $4,881 | 33 (25%) | $291 | 113 (85%) | $2,003 | 19 (14%) | $535 |
| 2018-19 | 81 (54%) | $5,125 | 25 (17%) | $368 | 119 (79%) | $1,799 | 9 (6%) | $1,001 |
| 2019-20 | 67 (54%) | $5,365 | 33 (27%) | $279 | 92 (75%) | $1,943 | 7 (6%) | $774 |
| 2020-21 | 44 (51%) | $5,517 | 46 (53%) | $1,351 | 66 (77%) | $2,685 | 24 (28%) | $1,067 |
| 2021-22 | 28 (40%) | $5,271 | 39 (56%) | $1,840 | 47 (67%) | $1,649 | 4 (6%) | $1,247 |
| 2022-23 | 69 (57%) | $5,495 | 44 (36%) | $674 | 97 (80%) | $2,828 | 39 (32%) | $704 |
| Average | 86 (56.33%) | $5,036 | 32 (27.11%) | $626 | 113 (76.56%) | $1,987 | 16 (12.22%) | $890 |
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, 9 (5.38 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $9.
| Year | Total | Federal student loans | Other student loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Received (percent) | Average Amount | Number Received (percent) | Average Amount | Number Received (percent) | Average Amount | |
| 2014-15 | 22 (10%) | $4,957 | 22 (10%) | $4,957 | - | - |
| 2015-16 | 20 (9%) | $4,635 | 20 (9%) | $4,635 | - | - |
| 2016-17 | 15 (9%) | $5,519 | 15 (9%) | $5,519 | - | - |
| 2017-18 | 2 (2%) | $7,295 | 2 (2%) | $7,295 | - | - |
| 2018-19 | 7 (5%) | $7,464 | 7 (5%) | $6,750 | 1 (1%) | $5,000 |
| 2019-20 | 6 (5%) | $7,217 | 6 (5%) | $7,217 | - | - |
| 2020-21 | 1 (1%) | $9,500 | 1 (1%) | $9,500 | - | - |
| 2021-22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 2 (2%) | $5,500 | 2 (2%) | $5,500 | - | - |
| Average | 9 (5.38%) | $6,511 | 9 (5.38%) | $6,422 | 1 (1.00%) | $5,000 |
Ratings & Review
Bobby Bustillos (Current student as of November 2026)
Logging into classes is a challenge, no technical help; cannot use 365 or do homework for some class
It is a technical joke; I bought a brand-new laptop because of water damage to the previous laptop and was restricted for some class work. I have gotten rand emails from tech about password and when they were contacted, they stated they do not send text. It is required to use Authenticator App for logging in, and I still cannot do homework for some classes. Tech has had my laptop for over an hour in the past with no resolution. Used the free 365 a few times and started getting the same error messages that I do for select classes. I am committed, but for those reasons I would not attend this college.
Bobby Bustillos does not recommend the school.