Among them are scholarship programs such as Chapter 105 - Memphis - Les Segar Memorial Scholarship, Dr. Richard Forrest & Ella Dudney Kelsey Memorial Scholarship, Tennessee HOPE Scholarship, and Tennessee Student Assistance Award. As many as 97% of the students at CSCC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $2,400,726 in a year. The total percentage of candidates applying to Cleveland State Community College who receive the Federal Grant is 62%. Meanwhile, 96% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 16% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 61% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,465, and the same stands at $3,285 for State Grant awardees and $2,297 for Institution Grant recipients. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $3,860. Among other things, the annual family income of the applicant plays a major role in determining the total financial aid they are actually eligible to receive. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. In contrast to grants and scholarships, student loans are taken by the candidates at a certain rate of interest. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. Every year, around 16% of the applicants to Cleveland State Community College opt for student loans.