Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at GTC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,751, which is 71.22 % of all undergraduate students. 2,271 students which is 28.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,692.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 76.11% of students received grants or scholarships and 31% 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 Gwinnett Technical College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,751, which is 71.22 % of all undergraduate students. 2,271 students which is 28.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,692.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-144,851 (68%)$4,2713,852 (54%)$4,3382,747 (38%)$5,325
2014-154,944 (68%)$3,9833,760 (52%)$3,9032,696 (37%)$5,422
2015-164,652 (67%)$4,4413,485 (50%)$4,1522,308 (33%)$5,141
2016-174,951 (66%)$4,5113,273 (44%)$4,6912,190 (29%)$5,615
2017-185,698 (68%)$3,4713,456 (42%)$3,3202,289 (28%)$5,739
2018-195,970 (65%)$4,3603,591 (39%)$4,7172,326 (25%)$5,896
2019-206,907 (72%)$4,3493,643 (38%)$5,0582,363 (25%)$6,227
2020-216,524 (76%)$3,7463,203 (37%)$5,1021,921 (22%)$6,169
2021-227,266 (91%)$3,8163,423 (43%)$4,0231,595 (20%)$5,698
Average5,751 (71.22%)$4,1053,521 (44.33%)$4,3672,271 (28.56%)$5,692

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 234 (76.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,378. It can cover 93.43% of tuition & fees ($5,756) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 97 (30.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,912).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14366 (81%)$5,146185 (41%)$4,716
2014-15236 (81%)$5,252125 (43%)$5,025
2015-16223 (78%)$5,01384 (29%)$4,579
2016-17205 (73%)$4,98196 (34%)$4,385
2017-18201 (72%)$4,96885 (30%)$4,523
2018-19233 (72%)$5,78178 (24%)$5,130
2019-20258 (79%)$6,354100 (30%)$5,634
2020-21207 (83%)$5,98361 (24%)$5,354
2021-22177 (66%)$4,92258 (22%)$4,859
Average234 (76.11%)$5,37897 (30.78%)$4,912
*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, 182 (58.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,148.
In addition, 137 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (44.11 % 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
2013-14302 (67%)$4,92643 (9%)$250253 (56%)$1,522--
2014-15187 (64%)$4,82026 (9%)$269163 (56%)$2,032--
2015-16177 (62%)$4,76523 (8%)$647124 (43%)$2,093--
2016-17155 (55%)$4,78212 (4%)$1,545133 (47%)$1,964--
2017-18152 (54%)$4,63213 (5%)$1,671132 (47%)$2,067--
2018-19183 (56%)$5,70011 (3%)$1,462119 (37%)$2,419--
2019-20200 (61%)$6,012178 (54%)$647123 (38%)$2,6163 (1%)$25
2020-21146 (59%)$5,826177 (71%)$78898 (39%)$2,5163 (1%)$664
2021-22136 (51%)$4,86524 (9%)$71392 (34%)$2,092--
Average182 (58.78%)$5,14856 (19.11%)$888137 (44.11%)$2,1473 (1.00%)$345
*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, 97 (30.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $97.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14185 (41%)$4,716185 (41%)$4,716--
2014-15125 (43%)$5,025124 (43%)$4,9964 (1%)$2,149
2015-1684 (29%)$4,57984 (29%)$4,5551 (0%)$1,956
2016-1796 (34%)$4,38596 (34%)$4,385--
2017-1885 (30%)$4,52385 (30%)$4,523--
2018-1978 (24%)$5,13078 (24%)$5,130--
2019-20100 (30%)$5,634100 (30%)$5,634--
2020-2161 (24%)$5,35461 (24%)$5,3301 (0%)$1,450
2021-2258 (22%)$4,85958 (22%)$4,859--
Average97 (30.78%)$4,91297 (30.78%)$4,9032 (1.00%)$1,852
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