Among them are scholarship programs such as DPMA/pc Scholarship. Notably, 91% of the students at Oregon Coast Community College get some kind of financial aid every year, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided adds up to around $742,308. More information regarding the financial assistance schemes can be accessed on OCCC’s official financial aid page at http://www.oregoncoastcc.org/getting-started/. At OCCC, the total percentage of applicants who receive the Federal Grant stands at 54%. Meanwhile, 87% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 59% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 54% of the students get the Pell Grant. While the Federal Grant awardees receive an average aid of $4,261, the State Grant receivers and Institution Grant beneficiaries get $2,981 and $2,268, respectively. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $3,903. 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. However, student loans attract a certain rate of interest at which the funds are borrowed. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At Oregon Coast Community College, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 31%.