Notably, 73% of the students at Atlantic Cape Community College get some kind of financial aid every year, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided adds up to around $3,597,507. More information regarding the financial assistance schemes can be accessed on ACCC’s official financial aid page at http://atlantic.edu/finaid/index.htm. The total percentage of candidates applying to Atlantic Cape Community College who receive the Federal Grant is 59%. On the other hand, 67% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 9% receive the Institution Grant, and 59% get the Pell Grant. Moreover, the average aid amount for Federal Grant awardees stands at $4,727, while the same comes to $2,373 for State Grant receivers and $1,905 for Institution Grant awardees. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $3,822. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. Apart from financial grants and scholarships, candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to fund 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 ACCC, an estimated number of 13% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.