Kirtland Community College Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
54%
Total Aid Amount
$3.563M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.kirtland.edu/paying-for-college
Among them are scholarship programs such as Art and Helen Nickless Scholarship, Auburn Jaycees Education Scholarship, Bay City Civitan/Marcella Barber Scholarship, and Bay City Kiwanis Educational Scholarship. It is interesting to note that, every year, around 92% of students at KCC receive some kind of financial aid, while the total amount of assistance/loans provided is $2,166,468. One can visit KCC's financial aid page at http://www.kirtland.edu/paying-for-college for more information. Notably, a total of 77% of the applicants to Kirtland Community College receive the Federal Grant every year. Meanwhile, 89% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 29% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 77% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,503, and the same stands at $3,085 for State Grant awardees and $1,716 for Institution Grant recipients. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $3,432. The annual family income of a candidate is one of the key factors in determining their total eligibility for financial aid. Alternatively, the candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans, apart from financial grants and scholarship schemes to pay for their studies. But, they should understand that student loans are borrowed at a certain rate of interest, unlike grants and scholarships. Candidates are also required to repay these loans within a given period. At Kirtland Community College, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 17%.