Notably, around 87% of the students at Barstow Community College receive some kind of financial aid every year, official data shows. One can visit BCC's financial aid page at http://www.barstow.edu/Financial-Aid.html for more information. The total percentage of candidates applying to Barstow Community College who receive the Federal Grant is 72%. Meanwhile, 86% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 15% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 72% of the students get the Pell Grant. While the Federal Grant awardees receive an average aid of $5,439, the State Grant receivers and Institution Grant beneficiaries get $2,055 and $79, respectively. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $4,155. The annual family income of a candidate is one of the key factors in determining their total eligibility for financial aid. 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.