As many as 82% of the students at BCCC receive some kind of financial aid, shows the latest data. The total percentage of candidates applying to Beaufort County Community College who receive the Federal Grant is 61%. On the other hand, 82% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 32% receive the Institution Grant, and 61% get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $6,190, and the same stands at $1,895 for State Grant awardees and $1,181 for Institution Grant recipients. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $5,188. 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. At BCCC, an estimated number of 2% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.