Grays Harbor College (GHC) Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
52%
Total Aid Amount
$7.163M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.ghc.edu/financialaid
Such schemes include American Indian Endowed Scholarship, Bobbi McCallum Scholarship, DPMA/pc Scholarship, and LeMaster/Auvil Scholarship. It is interesting to note that, every year, around 88% of students at GHC receive some kind of financial aid, while the total amount of assistance/loans provided is $1,409,552. At GHC, the total percentage of applicants who receive the Federal Grant stands at 56%. In comparison, 72% of the students are awarded the Student Grant, 24% get the Institution Grant, and 53% of the applicants receive the Pell Grant. Moreover, the average aid amount for Federal Grant awardees stands at $4,758, while the same comes to $3,619 for State Grant receivers and $1,091 for Institution Grant awardees. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $4,631. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. 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. Candidates are also required to repay these loans within a given period. Every year, around 14% of the applicants to Grays Harbor College opt for student loans.