How GCSC'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 Gulf Coast State College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,627, which is 50.56 % of all undergraduate students. 563 students which is 10.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,790.

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	3,059 (49%)	$3,673	2,543 (41%)	$3,423	998 (16%)	$4,719
2014-15	2,987 (50%)	$3,648	2,459 (41%)	$3,423	916 (15%)	$4,562
2015-16	2,475 (45%)	$3,665	2,025 (37%)	$3,394	705 (13%)	$4,928
2016-17	2,192 (40%)	$3,673	1,781 (32%)	$3,353	634 (12%)	$4,741
2017-18	2,225 (41%)	$4,148	1,741 (32%)	$3,599	509 (9%)	$4,377
2018-19	2,329 (41%)	$3,789	1,593 (28%)	$3,482	473 (8%)	$4,395
2019-20	2,161 (45%)	$3,970	1,449 (30%)	$3,676	359 (7%)	$4,903
2020-21	2,846 (67%)	$5,408	1,253 (30%)	$5,097	252 (6%)	$5,086
2021-22	3,373 (77%)	$4,495	1,295 (30%)	$5,295	221 (5%)	$5,402
Average	2,627 (50.56%)	$4,052	1,793 (33.44%)	$3,860	563 (10.11%)	$4,790

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 442 (78.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,950. It can cover 57.32% of tuition & fees ($8,635) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 51 (9.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,520).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	400 (75%)	$4,225	71 (13%)	$4,439
2014-15	506 (78%)	$4,110	113 (18%)	$4,253
2015-16	217 (80%)	$3,815	18 (7%)	$4,100
2016-17	391 (67%)	$4,545	63 (11%)	$4,008
2017-18	437 (70%)	$5,173	47 (8%)	$4,225
2018-19	433 (70%)	$4,989	45 (7%)	$4,329
2019-20	433 (79%)	$4,979	40 (7%)	$4,721
2020-21	476 (88%)	$6,690	34 (6%)	$5,336
2021-22	681 (99%)	$6,024	30 (4%)	$5,271
Average	442 (78.44%)	$4,950	51 (9.00%)	$4,520

^*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, 272 (48.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,791.

In addition, 217 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (38.78 % 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	277 (52%)	$4,254	19 (4%)	$787	186 (35%)	$1,598	148 (28%)	$1,348
2014-15	376 (58%)	$4,264	23 (4%)	$891	124 (19%)	$1,605	197 (31%)	$1,302
2015-16	114 (42%)	$4,125	3 (1%)	$733	110 (40%)	$1,571	122 (45%)	$1,497
2016-17	293 (50%)	$4,339	32 (5%)	$590	163 (28%)	$1,678	143 (24%)	$1,492
2017-18	303 (48%)	$4,679	34 (5%)	$638	297 (47%)	$1,949	171 (27%)	$1,417
2018-19	285 (46%)	$4,326	27 (4%)	$570	307 (50%)	$2,051	182 (29%)	$1,551
2019-20	279 (51%)	$4,784	34 (6%)	$735	221 (40%)	$2,388	189 (35%)	$1,420
2020-21	230 (43%)	$6,256	420 (78%)	$1,441	260 (48%)	$2,643	153 (28%)	$2,963
2021-22	294 (43%)	$6,090	663 (97%)	$681	287 (42%)	$2,480	555 (81%)	$2,070
Average	272 (48.11%)	$4,791	139 (22.67%)	$785	217 (38.78%)	$1,996	207 (36.44%)	$1,673

^*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, 51 (9.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $51.

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	71 (13%)	$4,439	70 (13%)	$4,274	1 (0%)	$16,000
2014-15	113 (18%)	$4,253	112 (17%)	$4,255	1 (0%)	$4,000
2015-16	18 (7%)	$4,100	18 (7%)	$4,100	-	-
2016-17	63 (11%)	$4,008	60 (10%)	$3,970	3 (1%)	$4,778
2017-18	47 (8%)	$4,225	47 (8%)	$4,225	-	-
2018-19	45 (7%)	$4,329	44 (7%)	$4,313	1 (0%)	$5,000
2019-20	40 (7%)	$4,721	39 (7%)	$4,406	2 (0%)	$8,500
2020-21	34 (6%)	$5,336	32 (6%)	$5,026	2 (0%)	$10,300
2021-22	30 (4%)	$5,271	28 (4%)	$4,319	3 (0%)	$12,400
Average	51 (9.00%)	$4,520	50 (8.78%)	$4,321	2 (1.00%)	$8,711

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at GCSC

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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