As many as 79% of the students at HCC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $969,214 in a year. One can visit HCC's financial aid page at https://hawaii.hawaii.edu/financialaid for more information. Notably, a total of 61% of the applicants to Hawaii Community College receive the Federal Grant every year. On the other hand, 72% 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 $4,894, and the same stands at $2,296 for State Grant awardees and $2,411 for Institution Grant recipients. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $3,830. 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. But, they should understand that student loans are borrowed at a certain rate of interest, unlike grants and scholarships. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At Hawaii Community College, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 8%.