Among them are scholarship programs such as Abe and Annie Seibel Foundation Loan, Children of U.S. Military who are Missing in Action or Prisoners of War (MIA/POWs) Exemption, Dr. Joseph Graham Fellowship for College Pro-Life Leaders, and Faye and Rendell Webb Scholarship. As many as 74% of the students at NVC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $4,115,160 in a year. One can visit NVC's financial aid page at http://alamo.edu/district/financial-aid/web-directory/ for more information. The total percentage of candidates applying to Northwest Vista College who receive the Federal Grant is 46%. Meanwhile, 72% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 9% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 46% of the students get the Pell Grant. While the Federal Grant awardees receive an average aid of $5,188, the State Grant receivers and Institution Grant beneficiaries get $1,389 and $1,472, respectively. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $4,295. 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. 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 NVC, an estimated number of 6% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.