As many as 78% of the students at CCBC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $22,242,325 in a year. One can visit CCBC's financial aid page at http://www.ccbcmd.edu/Costs-and-Paying-for-College.aspx for more information. The total percentage of candidates applying to Community College of Baltimore County who receive the Federal Grant is 58%. In comparison, 71% of the students are awarded the Student Grant, 20% get the Institution Grant, and 58% of the applicants receive the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $5,084, and the same stands at $1,367 for State Grant awardees and $1,043 for Institution Grant recipients. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $3,966. 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. 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 Community College of Baltimore County, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 24%.