Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at TCTC

Over the past 12 years (2011-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,053, which is 81.64 % of all undergraduate students. 1,034 students which is 16.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,234.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 93.36% of students received grants or scholarships and 22% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Tri-County Technical College since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,053, which is 81.64 % of all undergraduate students. 1,034 students which is 16.45% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,234.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-125,490 (81%)$4,5843,270 (48%)$4,4411,612 (24%)$4,221
2012-135,283 (80%)$4,5202,837 (43%)$4,3791,403 (21%)$4,308
2013-145,296 (81%)$4,6542,815 (43%)$4,4671,266 (19%)$5,303
2014-155,166 (81%)$4,7722,549 (40%)$4,5781,091 (17%)$5,460
2015-164,803 (78%)$4,8882,279 (37%)$4,5601,032 (17%)$5,450
2016-174,778 (78%)$4,8872,155 (35%)$4,5741,051 (17%)$5,047
2017-184,755 (78%)$4,8412,254 (37%)$4,355943 (16%)$5,103
2018-194,892 (80%)$4,9662,102 (35%)$4,504901 (15%)$5,089
2019-205,195 (84%)$5,6022,193 (35%)$4,694834 (13%)$5,265
2020-214,904 (88%)$6,4661,868 (33%)$6,186682 (12%)$5,027
2021-225,025 (89%)$7,1161,983 (35%)$4,576556 (10%)$7,296
Average5,053 (81.64%)$5,2092,391 (38.27%)$4,6651,034 (16.45%)$5,234

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 1,712 (93.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,786. It can cover 61.16% of tuition & fees ($11,096) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 400 (22.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,007).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-121,597 (94%)$5,929453 (27%)$4,697
2012-131,628 (93%)$5,864445 (25%)$4,650
2013-141,655 (93%)$6,190380 (21%)$5,258
2014-151,736 (93%)$6,243406 (22%)$5,721
2015-161,702 (93%)$6,435395 (22%)$5,729
2016-171,679 (94%)$6,308388 (22%)$5,762
2017-181,707 (93%)$6,663368 (20%)$6,314
2018-191,784 (92%)$6,739400 (21%)$6,449
2019-201,815 (92%)$7,234409 (21%)$7,331
2020-211,741 (95%)$7,786406 (22%)$6,843
2021-221,789 (95%)$9,256351 (19%)$7,324
Average1,712 (93.36%)$6,786400 (22.00%)$6,007
*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 12 years, on average, 692 (38.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,151.
In addition, 1,548 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (84.36 % 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
2011-12802 (47%)$4,47543 (3%)$8841,326 (78%)$4,262116 (7%)$1,641
2012-13779 (45%)$4,40822 (1%)$2,4841,336 (76%)$4,415127 (7%)$1,261
2013-14737 (42%)$4,46155 (3%)$1,9031,448 (82%)$4,557219 (12%)$1,158
2014-15743 (40%)$4,55427 (1%)$1,1381,548 (83%)$4,646189 (10%)$1,223
2015-16677 (37%)$4,44137 (2%)$1,0101,590 (87%)$4,813191 (10%)$1,339
2016-17624 (35%)$4,5737 (0%)$1,1071,600 (89%)$4,711111 (6%)$1,731
2017-18672 (37%)$5,15226 (1%)$9041,600 (88%)$4,809116 (6%)$1,678
2018-19678 (35%)$5,20688 (5%)$6471,682 (87%)$4,866131 (7%)$1,918
2019-20710 (36%)$5,510827 (42%)$8691,699 (86%)$4,878128 (7%)$1,653
2020-21603 (33%)$7,0451,313 (72%)$8041,602 (87%)$4,943160 (9%)$2,082
2021-22591 (31%)$6,8321,623 (86%)$1,9371,601 (85%)$5,662191 (10%)$1,630
Average692 (38.00%)$5,151370 (21.60%)$1,2441,548 (84.36%)$4,778153 (8.27%)$1,574
*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 12 years, on average, 400 (22.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $400.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12453 (27%)$4,697453 (27%)$4,34121 (1%)$7,687
2012-13445 (25%)$4,650439 (25%)$4,44116 (1%)$7,476
2013-14380 (21%)$5,258374 (21%)$4,76823 (1%)$9,343
2014-15406 (22%)$5,721394 (21%)$5,22232 (2%)$8,280
2015-16395 (22%)$5,729388 (21%)$5,16732 (2%)$8,063
2016-17388 (22%)$5,762375 (21%)$4,93037 (2%)$10,461
2017-18368 (20%)$6,314349 (19%)$5,18755 (3%)$9,330
2018-19400 (21%)$6,449370 (19%)$5,08965 (3%)$10,718
2019-20409 (21%)$7,331372 (19%)$5,24488 (4%)$11,906
2020-21406 (22%)$6,843374 (20%)$5,07068 (4%)$12,973
2021-22351 (19%)$7,324319 (17%)$4,85583 (4%)$12,312
Average400 (22.00%)$6,007382 (20.91%)$4,93847 (2.45%)$9,868
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