Porterville College (PC) Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
73%
Total Aid Amount
$12.537M
Financial Aid Official Website
https://www.portervillecollege.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid
Among them are scholarship programs such as CCNMA Scholarship, Cal Grant A, Cal Grant B, and College Fee Waiver. Notably, around 92% of the students at Porterville College receive some kind of financial aid every year, official data shows. Notably, a total of 74% of the applicants to Porterville College receive the Federal Grant every year. On the other hand, 92% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 5% receive the Institution Grant, and 74% get the Pell Grant. Moreover, the average aid amount for Federal Grant awardees stands at $5,078, while the same comes to $2,432 for State Grant receivers and $764 for Institution Grant awardees. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $4,205. Among other things, the annual family income of the applicant plays a major role in determining the total financial aid they are actually eligible to receive. Alternatively, the candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans, apart from financial grants and scholarship schemes to pay for their studies. 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.