Foothill College Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
25%
Total Aid Amount
$9.857M
Financial Aid Official Website
https://foothill.edu/financialaid/
It is interesting to note that, every year, around 45% of students at FC receive some kind of financial aid, while the total amount of assistance/loans provided is $1,873,762. More information regarding the financial assistance schemes can be accessed on FC’s official financial aid page at https://foothill.edu/financialaid/. At FC, the total percentage of applicants who receive the Federal Grant stands at 17%. On the other hand, 45% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 5% receive the Institution Grant, and 17% get the Pell Grant. Moreover, the average aid amount for Federal Grant awardees stands at $4,694, while the same comes to $3,098 for State Grant receivers and $401 for Institution Grant awardees. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $3,859. The annual family income of a candidate is one of the key factors in determining their total eligibility for financial aid. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. However, student loans attract a certain rate of interest at which the funds are borrowed. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. Every year, around 3% of the applicants to Foothill College opt for student loans.