Northshore Technical Community College Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
72%
Total Aid Amount
$9.074M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.northshorecollege.edu/financial-aid/index
Students can avail of scholarships provided by the college, such as TOPS - Honors Award, TOPS - Opportunity Award, TOPS - Performance Award, and TOPS - Tech Award, if they find educational expenses to be on the higher side. As many as 91% of the students at NTCC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $6,510,328 in a year. Notably, a total of 67% of the applicants to Northshore Technical Community College receive the Federal Grant every year. In comparison, 81% of the students are awarded the Student Grant, 8% get the Institution Grant, and 66% of the applicants receive the Pell Grant. Moreover, the average aid amount for Federal Grant awardees stands at $4,962, while the same comes to $2,445 for State Grant receivers and $2,147 for Institution Grant awardees. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $4,288. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. Apart from financial grants and scholarships, candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to fund 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 Northshore Technical Community College, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 48%.