SUNY Ulster Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
35%
Total Aid Amount
$6.884M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.sunyulster.edu/admissions/financial_aid/
As many as 81% of the students at UCCC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $1,895,248 in a year. Notably, a total of 56% of the applicants to Ulster County Community College receive the Federal Grant every year. In comparison, 77% of the students are awarded the Student Grant, 30% get the Institution Grant, and 56% of the applicants receive the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $5,121, and the same stands at $2,629 for State Grant awardees and $1,056 for Institution Grant recipients. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $4,591. 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. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At Ulster County Community College, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 19%.