Notably, 93% of the students at Southwestern Community College get some kind of financial aid every year, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided adds up to around $2,391,056. For additional information about financial assistance schemes, one can head over to SCC’s financial aid page at http://www.southwesterncc.edu/financial-aid. The total percentage of candidates applying to Southwestern Community College who receive the Federal Grant is 73%. Meanwhile, 81% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 51% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 59% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $3,937, and the same stands at $3,344 for State Grant awardees and $1,630 for Institution Grant recipients. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $4,503. 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. Moreover, the funds received through these loans will have to be repaid within a given timeframe. Every year, around 53% of the applicants to Southwestern Community College opt for student loans.