It is interesting to note that, every year, around 88% of students at GCWCCD receive some kind of financial aid. More information regarding the financial assistance schemes can be accessed on GCWCCD’s official financial aid page at http://www.wallace.edu/financial_aid.aspx. At GCWCCD, the total percentage of applicants who receive the Federal Grant stands at 64%. On the other hand, 75% of the candidates get the Student Grant, 14% receive the Institution Grant, and 63% get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $7,499, and the same stands at $2,258 for State Grant awardees and $4,819 for Institution Grant recipients. And, for the Pell Grant awardees, the average aid amount is $6,786. 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. Apart from financial grants and scholarships, candidates can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to fund their education. 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 George C Wallace Community College-Dothan, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 2%.