As many as 88% of the students at BRCC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $16,785,205 in a year. More information regarding the financial assistance schemes can be accessed on BRCC’s official financial aid page at http://www.mybrcc.edu/financial_aid/index.php. Notably, a total of 64% of the applicants to Baton Rouge Community College receive the Federal Grant every year. Meanwhile, 82% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 12% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 64% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $5,679, and the same stands at $2,155 for State Grant awardees and $1,752 for Institution Grant recipients. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $5,285. 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. Moreover, the funds received through these loans will have to be repaid within a given timeframe. At BRCC, an estimated number of 36% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.