How MCC'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 Meridian Community College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 2,137, which is 63.33 % of all undergraduate students. 373 students which is 10.89% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,224.

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	2,583 (70%)	$4,101	1,765 (48%)	$3,706	535 (14%)	$3,849
2014-15	2,369 (70%)	$4,291	1,593 (47%)	$3,955	450 (13%)	$3,942
2015-16	2,245 (66%)	$4,193	1,462 (43%)	$3,983	398 (12%)	$3,782
2016-17	2,275 (63%)	$4,217	1,460 (40%)	$3,913	376 (10%)	$4,090
2017-18	2,222 (62%)	$3,991	1,501 (42%)	$4,218	365 (10%)	$4,172
2018-19	2,081 (60%)	$4,192	1,429 (41%)	$4,364	346 (10%)	$4,097
2019-20	2,113 (62%)	$4,110	1,392 (41%)	$4,310	316 (9%)	$4,462
2020-21	1,687 (56%)	$4,418	1,124 (37%)	$4,518	307 (10%)	$4,656
2021-22	1,657 (61%)	$4,654	1,131 (42%)	$4,399	268 (10%)	$4,967
Average	2,137 (63.33%)	$4,241	1,429 (42.33%)	$4,152	373 (10.89%)	$4,224

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 507 (89.00 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,783. It can cover 79.82% of tuition & fees ($5,992) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 69 (12.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $2,877).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	490 (95%)	$4,123	105 (20%)	$2,692
2014-15	482 (93%)	$4,268	80 (15%)	$2,824
2015-16	424 (72%)	$4,386	71 (12%)	$2,621
2016-17	522 (88%)	$4,341	74 (13%)	$2,584
2017-18	598 (89%)	$4,918	77 (11%)	$2,358
2018-19	638 (92%)	$4,762	83 (12%)	$2,739
2019-20	582 (90%)	$5,074	51 (8%)	$2,961
2020-21	422 (91%)	$5,311	36 (8%)	$3,436
2021-22	403 (91%)	$5,864	41 (9%)	$3,674
Average	507 (89.00%)	$4,783	69 (12.00%)	$2,877

^*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, 362 (63.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,590.

In addition, 166 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (29.11 % 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	363 (70%)	$4,282	36 (7%)	$639	140 (27%)	$1,335	178 (34%)	$1,438
2014-15	353 (68%)	$4,359	32 (6%)	$724	168 (32%)	$1,348	174 (33%)	$1,547
2015-16	315 (54%)	$4,445	11 (2%)	$815	144 (24%)	$1,610	144 (24%)	$1,518
2016-17	380 (64%)	$4,279	26 (4%)	$985	171 (29%)	$562	247 (42%)	$2,099
2017-18	437 (65%)	$4,647	30 (4%)	$980	174 (26%)	$609	306 (45%)	$2,532
2018-19	464 (67%)	$4,480	24 (3%)	$1,041	205 (29%)	$626	327 (47%)	$2,466
2019-20	394 (61%)	$4,846	44 (7%)	$1,141	194 (30%)	$717	334 (52%)	$2,558
2020-21	279 (60%)	$4,935	21 (5%)	$795	155 (33%)	$934	204 (44%)	$3,447
2021-22	272 (62%)	$5,036	77 (17%)	$2,596	141 (32%)	$766	205 (46%)	$3,343
Average	362 (63.44%)	$4,590	33 (6.11%)	$1,080	166 (29.11%)	$945	235 (40.78%)	$2,328

^*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, 69 (12.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $69.

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	105 (20%)	$2,692	105 (20%)	$2,692	-	-
2014-15	80 (15%)	$2,824	80 (15%)	$2,824	-	-
2015-16	71 (12%)	$2,621	71 (12%)	$2,621	-	-
2016-17	74 (13%)	$2,584	74 (13%)	$2,584	-	-
2017-18	77 (11%)	$2,358	77 (11%)	$2,358	-	-
2018-19	83 (12%)	$2,739	83 (12%)	$2,739	-	-
2019-20	51 (8%)	$2,961	51 (8%)	$2,961	-	-
2020-21	36 (8%)	$3,436	36 (8%)	$3,436	-	-
2021-22	41 (9%)	$3,674	41 (9%)	$3,674	-	-
Average	69 (12.00%)	$2,877	69 (12.00%)	$2,877	-	-

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at MCC

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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