Columbia College Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
55%
Total Aid Amount
$37.487M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.ccis.edu/offices/FinancialAid/
Such schemes include C.G. Fuller Foundation Scholarship, LinkScholars Program, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, and South Carolina HOPE Scholarship. As many as 89% of the students at CC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $39,668,341 in a year. One can visit CC's financial aid page at http://www.ccis.edu/offices/FinancialAid/ for more information. Notably, a total of 52% of the applicants to Columbia College receive the Federal Grant every year. On the other hand, 86% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 50% receive the Institution Grant, and 52% get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $5,138, and the same stands at $1,910 for State Grant awardees and $13,080 for Institution Grant recipients. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $4,032. The annual family income of a candidate is one of the key factors in determining their total eligibility for financial aid. Those with a family income below $30,000 per annum, would get an average federal aid of $6,867 in a year. Candidates who come under the $30,001-$48,000 family income bracket receive an average aid of $8,261, while those falling in the $48,001-$75,000 income category get $8,178 a year. Meanwhile, the average federal aid for students in the $75,001-$110,000 income bracket is $9,385. And, for those with a family income of more than $110,000, the amount stands at $12,573. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. In contrast to grants and scholarships, student loans are taken by the candidates at a certain rate of interest. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. Every year, around 61% of the applicants to Columbia College opt for student loans.