Students can avail of scholarships provided by the college, such as North Carolina Student Incentive Grant and Triangle Scholarship Program, if they find educational expenses to be on the higher side. It is interesting to note that, every year, around 97% of students at SCC receive some kind of financial aid. At SCC, the total percentage of applicants who receive the Federal Grant stands at 49%. On the other hand, 97% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 30% receive the Institution Grant, and 49% get the Pell Grant. While the Federal Grant awardees receive an average aid of $7,179, the State Grant receivers and Institution Grant beneficiaries get $2,093 and $1,078, respectively. On the other hand, the average aid received by the Pell Grant awardees is $6,980. 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. In contrast to grants and scholarships, student loans are taken by the candidates at a certain rate of interest. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At Surry Community College, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 1%.