Skyline College Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
45%
Total Aid Amount
$10.806M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.skylinecollege.edu/financialaid/index.php
Among them are scholarship programs such as AWA Scholarship Awards, CCNMA Scholarship, Cal Grant A, and Cal Grant B. It is interesting to note that, every year, around 72% of students at SC receive some kind of financial aid, while the total amount of assistance/loans provided is $390,682. More information regarding the financial assistance schemes can be accessed on SC’s official financial aid page at http://www.skylinecollege.edu/financialaid/index.php. Notably, a total of 25% of the applicants to Skyline College receive the Federal Grant every year. On the other hand, 72% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 56% receive the Institution Grant, and 25% get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $5,090, and the same stands at $1,879 for State Grant awardees and $1,098 for Institution Grant recipients. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $3,997. 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. But, they should understand that student loans are borrowed at a certain rate of interest, unlike grants and scholarships. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At SC, an estimated number of 1% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.