Weatherford College Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
45%
Total Aid Amount
$8.948M
Financial Aid Official Website
https://www.wc.edu/financial-aid
Students can avail of scholarships provided by the college, such as Abe and Annie Seibel Foundation Loan, Children of U.S. Military who are Missing in Action or Prisoners of War (MIA/POWs) Exemption, Dr. Joseph Graham Fellowship for College Pro-Life Leaders, and Faye and Rendell Webb Scholarship, if they find educational expenses to be on the higher side. It is interesting to note that, every year, around 72% of students at WC receive some kind of financial aid, while the total amount of assistance/loans provided is $4,423,973. Notably, a total of 40% of the applicants to Weatherford College receive the Federal Grant every year. Meanwhile, 70% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 16% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 38% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,675, and the same stands at $1,988 for State Grant awardees and $3,793 for Institution Grant recipients. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $4,793. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. 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. Moreover, the funds received through these loans will have to be repaid within a given timeframe. At WC, an estimated number of 19% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.