How Fortis College-Columbia'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 Fortis College-Columbia since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 369, which is 81.44 % of all undergraduate students. 324 students which is 71.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $8,302.

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	512 (94%)	$4,486	445 (82%)	$4,092	511 (94%)	$7,958
2014-15	429 (81%)	$4,348	429 (81%)	$4,240	397 (75%)	$10,112
2015-16	298 (76%)	$4,686	298 (76%)	$4,535	273 (69%)	$9,903
2016-17	265 (82%)	$4,811	262 (81%)	$4,349	211 (65%)	$8,200
2017-18	309 (87%)	$4,533	303 (85%)	$4,384	250 (70%)	$7,019
2018-19	294 (75%)	$4,820	289 (74%)	$4,766	274 (70%)	$7,325
2019-20	402 (80%)	$5,071	373 (74%)	$4,711	339 (68%)	$7,612
2020-21	416 (73%)	$5,331	354 (63%)	$5,041	334 (59%)	$7,826
2021-22	394 (85%)	$6,564	322 (69%)	$5,077	330 (71%)	$8,761
Average	369 (81.44%)	$4,961	342 (76.11%)	$4,577	324 (71.22%)	$8,302

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 44 (92.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,101. It can cover 41.85% of tuition & fees ($14,576).

In addition, 41 (86.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $9,728).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	41 (87%)	$5,055	40 (85%)	$11,007
2014-15	54 (95%)	$6,027	54 (95%)	$11,736
2015-16	42 (100%)	$5,996	42 (100%)	$11,665
2016-17	51 (93%)	$6,281	48 (87%)	$10,175
2017-18	23 (88%)	$5,614	22 (85%)	$8,575
2018-19	21 (88%)	$6,028	19 (79%)	$7,853
2019-20	68 (94%)	$6,451	60 (83%)	$8,676
2020-21	47 (85%)	$5,792	41 (75%)	$8,297
2021-22	48 (98%)	$7,661	43 (88%)	$9,564
Average	44 (92.00%)	$6,101	41 (86.33%)	$9,728

^*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, 43 (91.22 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,538.

In addition, 1 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (3.33 % 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	41 (87%)	$4,676	33 (70%)	$349	-	-	16 (34%)	$251
2014-15	54 (95%)	$5,600	38 (67%)	$405	-	-	38 (67%)	$201
2015-16	42 (100%)	$5,496	32 (76%)	$379	-	-	1 (2%)	$8,894
2016-17	51 (93%)	$5,419	39 (71%)	$375	1 (2%)	$2,100	41 (75%)	$664
2017-18	23 (88%)	$5,614	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-19	21 (88%)	$5,742	5 (21%)	$375	1 (4%)	$3,000	5 (21%)	$227
2019-20	68 (94%)	$5,747	42 (58%)	$1,072	-	-	20 (28%)	$144
2020-21	46 (84%)	$5,645	10 (18%)	$450	2 (4%)	$300	12 (22%)	$618
2021-22	45 (92%)	$5,906	46 (94%)	$1,321	-	-	21 (43%)	$1,962
Average	43 (91.22%)	$5,538	31 (59.38%)	$591	1 (3.33%)	$1,800	19 (36.50%)	$1,620

^*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, 41 (86.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $41.

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	40 (85%)	$11,007	40 (85%)	$11,007	-	-
2014-15	54 (95%)	$11,736	54 (95%)	$11,736	-	-
2015-16	42 (100%)	$11,665	42 (100%)	$11,665	-	-
2016-17	48 (87%)	$10,175	48 (87%)	$10,175	-	-
2017-18	22 (85%)	$8,575	22 (85%)	$8,575	-	-
2018-19	19 (79%)	$7,853	19 (79%)	$7,853	-	-
2019-20	60 (83%)	$8,676	60 (83%)	$8,507	4 (6%)	$2,539
2020-21	41 (75%)	$8,297	41 (75%)	$8,102	1 (2%)	$8,000
2021-22	43 (88%)	$9,564	42 (86%)	$9,601	1 (2%)	$8,000
Average	41 (86.33%)	$9,728	41 (86.11%)	$9,691	2 (3.33%)	$6,180

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Fortis College-Columbia

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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