Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Blue Ridge CC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,133, which is 49.00 % of all undergraduate students. 268 students which is 11.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,661.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 69.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 21% of students received student loans.

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All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,133, which is 49.00 % of all undergraduate students. 268 students which is 11.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,661.

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	1,537 (66%)	$2,967	1,018 (44%)	$3,923	358 (15%)	$8,585
2014-15	1,090 (49%)	$5,392	921 (42%)	$3,505	326 (15%)	$6,878
2015-16	985 (47%)	$3,668	799 (38%)	$3,451	340 (16%)	$7,036
2016-17	920 (42%)	$3,625	724 (33%)	$4,159	309 (14%)	$9,943
2017-18	855 (40%)	$5,314	645 (30%)	$6,190	254 (12%)	$9,741
2018-19	852 (39%)	$3,790	621 (28%)	$3,540	221 (10%)	$6,707
2019-20	965 (41%)	$4,262	612 (26%)	$3,896	221 (9%)	$6,766
2020-21	920 (38%)	$4,269	624 (26%)	$4,016	210 (9%)	$6,526
2021-22	2,077 (79%)	$3,209	841 (32%)	$3,862	177 (7%)	$6,769
Average	1,133 (49.00%)	$4,055	756 (33.22%)	$4,060	268 (11.89%)	$7,661

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 116 (69.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,141. It can cover 58.40% of tuition & fees ($8,804) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 34 (20.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,704).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	129 (75%)	$5,152	27 (16%)	$7,236
2014-15	95 (65%)	$4,346	21 (14%)	$6,725
2015-16	103 (69%)	$4,491	32 (21%)	$6,275
2016-17	147 (66%)	$4,634	36 (16%)	$5,633
2017-18	139 (65%)	$6,101	30 (14%)	$5,338
2018-19	94 (66%)	$4,952	6 (4%)	$6,040
2019-20	124 (83%)	$5,487	28 (19%)	$5,762
2020-21	100 (68%)	$5,379	113 (77%)	$1,304
2021-22	116 (66%)	$5,730	9 (5%)	$7,024
Average	116 (69.22%)	$5,141	34 (20.67%)	$5,704

^*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, 90 (53.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,178.

In addition, 34 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (19.44 % 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	119 (70%)	$5,008	4 (2%)	$500	36 (21%)	$1,242	17 (10%)	$1,289
2014-15	77 (52%)	$4,732	2 (1%)	$500	21 (14%)	$1,227	17 (12%)	$1,280
2015-16	94 (63%)	$4,212	4 (3%)	$375	23 (15%)	$1,526	18 (12%)	$1,670
2016-17	121 (54%)	$4,227	5 (2%)	$500	61 (27%)	$1,551	35 (16%)	$2,075
2017-18	104 (49%)	$6,707	-	-	45 (21%)	$1,650	44 (21%)	$1,732
2018-19	72 (51%)	$5,846	1 (1%)	$2,133	9 (6%)	$2,092	12 (8%)	$1,969
2019-20	75 (50%)	$5,269	85 (57%)	$1,246	35 (23%)	$2,072	77 (52%)	$1,386
2020-21	84 (58%)	$4,776	58 (40%)	$814	32 (22%)	$1,752	22 (15%)	$1,522
2021-22	67 (38%)	$5,827	8 (5%)	$500	46 (26%)	$1,336	93 (53%)	$2,245
Average	90 (53.89%)	$5,178	21 (13.88%)	$821	34 (19.44%)	$1,605	37 (22.11%)	$1,685

^*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, 34 (20.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $34.

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	27 (16%)	$7,236	27 (16%)	$7,236	-	-
2014-15	21 (14%)	$6,725	21 (14%)	$6,725	-	-
2015-16	32 (21%)	$6,275	32 (21%)	$6,275	-	-
2016-17	36 (16%)	$5,633	35 (16%)	$5,651	1 (0%)	$5,000
2017-18	30 (14%)	$5,338	30 (14%)	$5,338	-	-
2018-19	6 (4%)	$6,040	6 (4%)	$6,040	-	-
2019-20	28 (19%)	$5,762	27 (18%)	$5,530	1 (1%)	$12,000
2020-21	113 (77%)	$1,304	113 (77%)	$1,304	-	-
2021-22	9 (5%)	$7,024	9 (5%)	$7,024	-	-
Average	34 (20.67%)	$5,704	33 (20.56%)	$5,680	1 (1.00%)	$8,500

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