West Shore Community College Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students Receiving Aid
78%
Total Aid Amount
$2.943M
Financial Aid Official Website
www.westshore.edu/admissions/paying-for-college/financial-aid/
Such schemes include Art and Helen Nickless Scholarship, Auburn Jaycees Education Scholarship, Bay City Civitan/Marcella Barber Scholarship, and Bay City Kiwanis Educational Scholarship. It is interesting to note that, every year, around 88% of students at WSCC receive some kind of financial aid, while the total amount of assistance/loans provided is $478,631. At WSCC, the total percentage of applicants who receive the Federal Grant stands at 53%. Meanwhile, 78% of the applicants receive the Student Grant and 39% are awarded the Institution Grant, while 53% of the students get the Pell Grant. Furthermore, the average aid for the Federal Grant receivers is $4,201, and the same stands at $2,632 for State Grant awardees and $1,262 for Institution Grant recipients. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $3,275. The annual family income of the applicants is also considered for determining the total financial assistance that they will be eligible for. 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. Candidates are also required to repay these loans within a given period. At West Shore Community College, the percentage of candidates who opt to avail of student loans is around 4%.
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