As many as 91% of the students at TCCC get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $6,055,171 in a year. More information regarding the financial assistance schemes can be accessed on TCCC’s official financial aid page at http://www.tompkinscortland.edu/admissions/financial-aid. The total percentage of candidates applying to Tompkins Cortland Community College who receive the Federal Grant is 68%. On the other hand, 82% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 18% receive the Institution Grant, and 68% get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,537, and the same stands at $2,930 for State Grant awardees and $1,904 for Institution Grant recipients. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $4,241. 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. 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 TCCC, an estimated number of 54% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.