Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Cerritos

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,512, which is 68.11 % of all undergraduate students. 607 students which is 2.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,541.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 83.00% of students received grants or scholarships and 3% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Cerritos College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,512, which is 68.11 % of all undergraduate students. 607 students which is 2.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,541.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1416,118 (73%)$3,5508,490 (38%)$3,917857 (4%)$4,111
2014-1516,330 (75%)$3,25910,374 (48%)$3,298753 (3%)$4,150
2015-1616,022 (72%)$3,2909,725 (43%)$3,347713 (3%)$6,671
2016-1714,434 (68%)$3,0428,781 (41%)$3,381640 (3%)$7,168
2017-1814,649 (70%)$3,4108,931 (42%)$3,357592 (3%)$6,918
2018-1913,906 (64%)$3,5428,334 (38%)$3,496552 (3%)$7,336
2019-2014,509 (65%)$3,9858,820 (40%)$3,760573 (3%)$7,507
2020-2113,284 (65%)$4,4407,448 (37%)$3,892421 (2%)$7,383
2021-2211,354 (61%)$6,4356,765 (36%)$3,778362 (2%)$7,621
Average14,512 (68.11%)$3,8848,630 (40.33%)$3,581607 (2.89%)$6,541

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,502 (83.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,805. It can cover 48.36% of tuition & fees ($12,004) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 48 (2.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,683).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,031 (72%)$5,43077 (5%)$4,581
2014-151,313 (84%)$5,18645 (3%)$4,133
2015-161,322 (84%)$5,76778 (5%)$6,130
2016-171,388 (83%)$5,23961 (4%)$6,770
2017-181,375 (81%)$5,90137 (2%)$6,007
2018-191,443 (79%)$5,86641 (2%)$5,620
2019-202,047 (90%)$5,37134 (1%)$5,955
2020-211,979 (88%)$5,82236 (2%)$6,246
2021-221,622 (86%)$7,66024 (1%)$5,701
Average1,502 (83.00%)$5,80548 (2.78%)$5,683
*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.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,053 (58.89 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,685.
In addition, 1,486 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (82.33 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14698 (49%)$5,21395 (7%)$2551,016 (71%)$1,9043 (0%)$470
2014-151,022 (66%)$4,461151 (10%)$2361,308 (84%)$1,68192 (6%)$174
2015-161,014 (64%)$4,770338 (21%)$2201,302 (83%)$2,0818 (1%)$455
2016-171,005 (60%)$4,447233 (14%)$2251,343 (81%)$1,992270 (16%)$277
2017-181,035 (61%)$4,538284 (17%)$2021,370 (80%)$2,403400 (23%)$170
2018-191,039 (57%)$4,637463 (25%)$2051,439 (79%)$2,4677 (0%)$161
2019-201,418 (63%)$4,789549 (24%)$2252,018 (89%)$1,990146 (6%)$438
2020-211,176 (53%)$4,7131,131 (51%)$1,4771,964 (88%)$2,129744 (33%)$174
2021-221,071 (57%)$4,6001,129 (60%)$4,0741,614 (86%)$1,753581 (31%)$120
Average1,053 (58.89%)$4,685486 (25.44%)$7911,486 (82.33%)$2,044250 (16.57%)$271
*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..
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, 48 (2.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $48.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1477 (5%)$4,58177 (5%)$4,581--
2014-1545 (3%)$4,13345 (3%)$4,133--
2015-1678 (5%)$6,13078 (5%)$6,130--
2016-1761 (4%)$6,77061 (4%)$6,770--
2017-1837 (2%)$6,00737 (2%)$6,007--
2018-1941 (2%)$5,62041 (2%)$5,620--
2019-2034 (1%)$5,95534 (1%)$5,955--
2020-2136 (2%)$6,24636 (2%)$6,246--
2021-2224 (1%)$5,70124 (1%)$5,701--
Average48 (2.78%)$5,68348 (2.78%)$5,683--
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