All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Portland Community College since 2011.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 12,661, which is 44.55 % of all undergraduate students. 9,286 students which is 31.36% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,196.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-1214,027 (41%)$4,00813,836 (40%)$3,58113,716 (40%)$6,606
2012-1315,295 (45%)$4,35014,939 (44%)$3,84514,795 (44%)$6,968
2013-1414,983 (46%)$4,35514,541 (45%)$3,81413,930 (43%)$6,553
2014-1514,162 (46%)$4,33013,551 (44%)$3,78812,428 (40%)$6,236
2015-1611,839 (41%)$4,66411,297 (39%)$3,8519,953 (34%)$6,176
2016-1711,460 (40%)$4,97710,227 (36%)$3,8748,459 (30%)$6,101
2017-1811,108 (40%)$5,1589,828 (35%)$4,0897,380 (26%)$6,293
2018-1910,285 (38%)$4,7518,662 (32%)$3,7056,221 (23%)$5,920
2019-2011,879 (43%)$4,2678,156 (29%)$3,6135,674 (21%)$5,677
2020-2111,789 (51%)$4,1266,925 (30%)$3,7305,014 (22%)$5,854
2021-2212,442 (59%)$5,3516,487 (31%)$4,2584,572 (22%)$5,772
Average12,661 (44.55%)$4,57610,768 (36.82%)$3,8329,286 (31.36%)$6,196

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

OverviewGrants/ScholarshipStudent Loans
For the last 12 years, on average, 974 (56.36 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,232. It can cover 51.90% of tuition & fees ($10,080) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 402 (26.09 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,118).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2011-12557 (51%)$4,624455 (42%)$5,981
2012-13557 (48%)$4,939438 (38%)$6,138
2013-14486 (41%)$5,137356 (30%)$5,527
2014-15461 (44%)$4,845326 (31%)$5,461
2015-16654 (42%)$5,485386 (25%)$5,056
2016-171,177 (63%)$5,243408 (22%)$4,947
2017-181,113 (57%)$5,705401 (20%)$4,518
2018-191,218 (60%)$5,477364 (18%)$4,681
2019-201,617 (74%)$5,137432 (20%)$4,300
2020-211,377 (71%)$4,852372 (19%)$4,727
2021-221,501 (69%)$6,108486 (22%)$4,967
Average974 (56.36%)$5,232402 (26.09%)$5,118
*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, 699 (43.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,442.
In addition, 649 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (34.64 % 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
2011-12554 (51%)$4,30315 (1%)$620114 (10%)$1,597--
2012-13551 (48%)$4,489--157 (14%)$1,7681 (0%)$266
2013-14481 (41%)$4,5312 (0%)$900180 (15%)$1,752--
2014-15448 (43%)$4,3628 (1%)$488148 (14%)$1,863--
2015-16636 (41%)$4,51075 (5%)$332360 (23%)$1,927--
2016-17765 (41%)$4,47053 (3%)$4131,015 (55%)$2,6833 (0%)$2,241
2017-18861 (44%)$4,53387 (4%)$645931 (47%)$2,567--
2018-19825 (41%)$4,44563 (3%)$3191,013 (50%)$2,946--
2019-20968 (45%)$4,2561,195 (55%)$4601,203 (55%)$3,0216 (0%)$527
2020-21751 (39%)$4,2531,181 (61%)$535927 (48%)$3,0761 (0%)$3,930
2021-22846 (39%)$4,714910 (42%)$2,0581,092 (50%)$3,028--
Average699 (43.00%)$4,442359 (19.44%)$677649 (34.64%)$2,3843 (0.00%)$1,741
*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, 402 (26.09 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $402.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2011-12455 (42%)$5,981455 (42%)$5,9701 (0%)$5,000
2012-13438 (38%)$6,138438 (38%)$6,1032 (0%)$7,802
2013-14356 (30%)$5,527356 (30%)$5,5142 (0%)$2,172
2014-15326 (31%)$5,461326 (31%)$5,461--
2015-16386 (25%)$5,056386 (25%)$5,0501 (0%)$2,000
2016-17408 (22%)$4,947408 (22%)$4,8065 (0%)$11,442
2017-18401 (20%)$4,518401 (20%)$4,4613 (0%)$7,667
2018-19364 (18%)$4,681363 (18%)$4,4905 (0%)$14,754
2019-20432 (20%)$4,300431 (20%)$4,2601 (0%)$21,700
2020-21372 (19%)$4,727369 (19%)$4,6435 (0%)$9,043
2021-22486 (22%)$4,967485 (22%)$4,8973 (0%)$12,944
Average402 (26.09%)$5,118402 (26.09%)$5,0603 (0.00%)$9,452
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