Among them are scholarship programs such as Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program. Notably, around 72% of the students at Rappahannock Community College receive some kind of financial aid every year, official data shows. The total percentage of candidates applying to Rappahannock Community College who receive the Federal Grant is 53%. Meanwhile, 72% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 34% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 53% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,109, and the same stands at $1,589 for State Grant awardees and $1,902 for Institution Grant recipients. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $3,170. 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. 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.