How Berkshire CC's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Berkshire Community College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,423, which is 77.44 % of all undergraduate students. 607 students which is 31.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,443.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,763 (81%)	$6,345	1,365 (62%)	$4,498	874 (40%)	$5,836
2014-15	1,784 (80%)	$4,267	1,134 (51%)	$4,584	1,500 (67%)	$4,581
2015-16	1,678 (79%)	$4,025	1,001 (47%)	$4,605	831 (39%)	$5,077
2016-17	1,292 (66%)	$4,511	844 (43%)	$4,550	482 (25%)	$5,333
2017-18	1,270 (69%)	$4,713	841 (46%)	$4,834	425 (23%)	$5,542
2018-19	1,160 (69%)	$4,917	721 (43%)	$4,892	387 (23%)	$5,552
2019-20	1,159 (71%)	$5,210	717 (44%)	$4,824	339 (21%)	$5,834
2020-21	1,242 (84%)	$4,917	581 (39%)	$4,769	243 (16%)	$5,695
2021-22	1,461 (98%)	$5,247	550 (37%)	$5,539	385 (26%)	$5,539
Average	1,423 (77.44%)	$4,906	862 (45.78%)	$4,788	607 (31.11%)	$5,443

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 159 (78.56 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,632. It can cover 50.16% of tuition & fees ($11,228) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 90 (38.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,295).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	202 (73%)	$4,694	238 (86%)	$1,987
2014-15	212 (82%)	$4,917	223 (86%)	$3,665
2015-16	205 (76%)	$5,057	132 (49%)	$4,542
2016-17	112 (60%)	$5,311	31 (17%)	$4,917
2017-18	183 (83%)	$5,670	53 (24%)	$4,948
2018-19	113 (71%)	$6,033	41 (26%)	$4,847
2019-20	136 (75%)	$6,360	31 (17%)	$5,072
2020-21	123 (88%)	$5,846	17 (12%)	$3,615
2021-22	141 (99%)	$6,802	46 (32%)	$5,066
Average	159 (78.56%)	$5,632	90 (38.78%)	$4,295

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 114 (54.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,142.

In addition, 133 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (65.22 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	164 (59%)	$4,485	10 (4%)	$1,090	163 (59%)	$1,087	28 (10%)	$880
2014-15	159 (61%)	$4,717	20 (8%)	$1,087	164 (63%)	$1,588	30 (12%)	$348
2015-16	146 (54%)	$4,957	7 (3%)	$1,378	187 (70%)	$1,503	28 (10%)	$791
2016-17	80 (43%)	$4,819	6 (3%)	$1,041	103 (55%)	$1,692	24 (13%)	$1,197
2017-18	146 (66%)	$5,248	18 (8%)	$792	164 (74%)	$1,354	25 (11%)	$1,408
2018-19	87 (55%)	$5,026	11 (7%)	$409	99 (62%)	$2,085	23 (14%)	$1,460
2019-20	105 (58%)	$5,179	81 (45%)	$650	128 (70%)	$1,961	18 (10%)	$970
2020-21	66 (47%)	$5,187	82 (59%)	$804	94 (67%)	$2,418	78 (56%)	$1,071
2021-22	70 (49%)	$6,664	140 (99%)	$1,879	95 (67%)	$2,096	50 (35%)	$609
Average	114 (54.67%)	$5,142	42 (26.22%)	$1,014	133 (65.22%)	$1,754	34 (19.00%)	$970

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 90 (38.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $90.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	238 (86%)	$1,987	238 (86%)	$1,987	-	-
2014-15	223 (86%)	$3,665	223 (86%)	$3,643	1 (0%)	$5,000
2015-16	132 (49%)	$4,542	131 (49%)	$4,492	2 (1%)	$5,500
2016-17	31 (17%)	$4,917	31 (17%)	$4,917	-	-
2017-18	53 (24%)	$4,948	53 (24%)	$4,948	-	-
2018-19	41 (26%)	$4,847	41 (26%)	$4,847	-	-
2019-20	31 (17%)	$5,072	31 (17%)	$5,072	-	-
2020-21	17 (12%)	$3,615	17 (12%)	$3,615	-	-
2021-22	46 (32%)	$5,066	46 (32%)	$5,066	-	-
Average	90 (38.78%)	$4,295	90 (38.78%)	$4,287	2 (1.00%)	$5,250

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Berkshire CC

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time