[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,339 students (42% of total 20,033 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Portland Community College (Portland CC). The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,433.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 70% of total 2,134 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,297.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Portland Community College, 8,339 undergraduate students (42% of total 20,033 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,433.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Portland CC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,33942% $53,648,773$6,433
Pell Grants6,41032% $30,393,516$4,742
Federal Student Loan4,15221% $24,628,068$5,932

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,497 beginning undergraduate students (70% of total 2,134 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Portland Community College. The average amount of aid received is $7,297.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Portland CC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,49770% --
Grants or Scholarships1,37464%$10,026,413$7,297
Federal Grants95945%$5,242,212$5,466
Pell Grants95945%$5,141,712$5,362
Other Federal Grants30114%$100,500$334
State/Local Grants1,23058%$4,784,201$3,890
Institutional Grants----
Student Loan Aid55026%$2,889,499$5,254
Federal Student Loans54826%$2,804,058$5,117
Other Student Loans6-$85,441$14,240

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 Portland 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 level1,014930$7,454,148$7,351
0-30,000499492$4,313,691$8,645
30,001-48,000202191$1,684,395$8,339
48,001-75,000165156$1,082,963$6,563
75,001-110,0007554$254,419$3,392
110,001 or more7337$118,680$1,626

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