Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Pennsylvania Highlands

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 788, which is 30.67 % of all undergraduate students. 572 students which is 22.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,681.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 71.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 60% 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 Pennsylvania Highlands Community College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 788, which is 30.67 % of all undergraduate students. 572 students which is 22.22% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,681.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,069 (43%)$6,359764 (30%)$3,791661 (26%)$4,000
2014-15860 (35%)$4,564748 (30%)$3,647707 (29%)$4,195
2015-16729 (30%)$4,565647 (26%)$3,675615 (25%)$4,243
2016-17715 (27%)$4,955589 (22%)$3,801588 (22%)$4,603
2017-18649 (23%)$4,984591 (21%)$4,199600 (21%)$4,548
2018-19837 (31%)$3,607549 (21%)$4,012561 (21%)$5,107
2019-20949 (34%)$3,637539 (19%)$4,073543 (20%)$5,288
2020-21617 (25%)$5,555492 (20%)$4,193499 (20%)$4,891
2021-22666 (28%)$7,702435 (19%)$4,392374 (16%)$5,255
Average788 (30.67%)$5,103595 (23.11%)$3,976572 (22.22%)$4,681

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 151 (71.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,199. It can cover 39.75% of tuition & fees ($13,080) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 127 (60.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,691).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14172 (77%)$4,985129 (58%)$4,242
2014-15174 (73%)$4,588156 (66%)$4,392
2015-16143 (64%)$5,043139 (63%)$4,336
2016-17149 (71%)$5,314131 (62%)$4,391
2017-18138 (64%)$5,624138 (64%)$4,793
2018-19125 (63%)$6,018115 (58%)$4,472
2019-20226 (96%)$3,957142 (60%)$4,843
2020-21110 (68%)$5,349101 (63%)$5,134
2021-22119 (65%)$5,91191 (50%)$5,614
Average151 (71.22%)$5,199127 (60.44%)$4,691
*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, 125 (59.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,320.
In addition, 85 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (40.56 % 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
2013-14157 (70%)$4,14019 (8%)$331100 (45%)$1,8608 (4%)$1,891
2014-15146 (62%)$3,76531 (13%)$303102 (43%)$2,10011 (5%)$2,285
2015-16127 (57%)$3,97947 (21%)$25387 (39%)$1,96314 (6%)$2,363
2016-17141 (67%)$4,17744 (21%)$27078 (37%)$2,1919 (4%)$2,234
2017-18126 (59%)$4,63934 (16%)$29070 (33%)$2,25110 (5%)$2,411
2018-19110 (55%)$4,29642 (21%)$29693 (47%)$2,53710 (5%)$3,141
2019-20128 (54%)$4,510194 (82%)$67086 (36%)$1,9456 (3%)$3,285
2020-2194 (58%)$4,52537 (23%)$35777 (48%)$1,8007 (4%)$1,607
2021-2296 (52%)$4,85246 (25%)$24368 (37%)$2,77225 (14%)$1,515
Average125 (59.33%)$4,32055 (25.56%)$33585 (40.56%)$2,15811 (5.56%)$2,304
*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, 127 (60.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $127.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14129 (58%)$4,242129 (58%)$4,1262 (1%)$7,474
2014-15156 (66%)$4,392156 (66%)$4,3861 (0%)$1,000
2015-16139 (63%)$4,336138 (62%)$4,3611 (0%)$885
2016-17131 (62%)$4,391128 (61%)$4,3146 (3%)$3,839
2017-18138 (64%)$4,793138 (64%)$4,6783 (1%)$5,297
2018-19115 (58%)$4,472112 (56%)$4,3993 (2%)$7,188
2019-20142 (60%)$4,843140 (59%)$4,6278 (3%)$4,983
2020-21101 (63%)$5,13499 (61%)$5,0165 (3%)$4,388
2021-2291 (50%)$5,61489 (49%)$5,0628 (4%)$7,543
Average127 (60.44%)$4,691125 (59.56%)$4,5524 (2.43%)$4,733
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