How Piedmont Technical'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 Piedmont Technical College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,576, which is 91.22 % of all undergraduate students. 1,930 students which is 38.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,091.

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	5,752 (93%)	$5,770	4,072 (66%)	$3,703	2,584 (42%)	$4,879
2014-15	5,251 (92%)	$3,757	3,663 (64%)	$3,791	2,261 (40%)	$5,813
2015-16	4,614 (88%)	$3,762	3,044 (58%)	$3,818	2,296 (44%)	$6,317
2016-17	4,315 (88%)	$4,046	2,732 (56%)	$4,261	2,038 (42%)	$6,413
2017-18	4,040 (88%)	$4,282	2,579 (56%)	$4,638	1,900 (41%)	$6,042
2018-19	3,974 (88%)	$4,275	2,523 (56%)	$4,252	1,702 (38%)	$6,095
2019-20	4,470 (94%)	$5,072	2,593 (55%)	$4,674	1,758 (37%)	$6,260
2020-21	4,345 (92%)	$4,967	2,283 (48%)	$4,649	1,462 (31%)	$6,256
2021-22	4,422 (98%)	$5,618	2,227 (50%)	$4,747	1,371 (31%)	$6,745
Average	4,576 (91.22%)	$4,617	2,857 (56.56%)	$4,281	1,930 (38.44%)	$6,091

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

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 554 (97.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $7,133. It can cover 103.04% of tuition & fees ($6,923) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 165 (28.89 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,073).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	724 (98%)	$5,941	247 (33%)	$4,232
2014-15	562 (96%)	$5,906	155 (27%)	$4,498
2015-16	493 (95%)	$5,935	192 (37%)	$5,188
2016-17	495 (97%)	$6,414	186 (36%)	$5,167
2017-18	510 (97%)	$7,112	164 (31%)	$4,931
2018-19	582 (97%)	$7,405	162 (27%)	$5,018
2019-20	631 (98%)	$7,729	166 (26%)	$5,282
2020-21	491 (98%)	$8,159	116 (23%)	$5,704
2021-22	502 (100%)	$9,599	101 (20%)	$5,635
Average	554 (97.33%)	$7,133	165 (28.89%)	$5,073

^*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, 381 (66.33 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,203.

In addition, 418 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (73.78 % 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	568 (77%)	$5,052	18 (2%)	$1,028	438 (59%)	$3,147	30 (4%)	$1,163
2014-15	416 (71%)	$4,663	40 (7%)	$940	376 (64%)	$3,449	62 (11%)	$725
2015-16	331 (64%)	$4,503	69 (13%)	$822	353 (68%)	$3,813	40 (8%)	$821
2016-17	339 (66%)	$4,905	33 (6%)	$803	348 (68%)	$4,104	74 (14%)	$775
2017-18	341 (65%)	$5,494	69 (13%)	$877	387 (74%)	$4,227	63 (12%)	$915
2018-19	394 (66%)	$5,328	28 (5%)	$875	495 (83%)	$4,310	71 (12%)	$742
2019-20	432 (67%)	$5,616	24 (4%)	$831	520 (81%)	$4,560	96 (15%)	$625
2020-21	303 (60%)	$5,595	409 (81%)	$867	419 (83%)	$4,585	41 (8%)	$859
2021-22	308 (61%)	$5,668	493 (98%)	$1,418	423 (84%)	$5,330	370 (74%)	$324
Average	381 (66.33%)	$5,203	131 (25.44%)	$940	418 (73.78%)	$4,169	94 (17.56%)	$772

^*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, 165 (28.89 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $165.

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	247 (33%)	$4,232	247 (33%)	$4,232	-	-
2014-15	155 (27%)	$4,498	155 (27%)	$4,498	-	-
2015-16	192 (37%)	$5,188	192 (37%)	$5,098	2 (0%)	$8,654
2016-17	186 (36%)	$5,167	186 (36%)	$5,108	2 (0%)	$5,500
2017-18	164 (31%)	$4,931	164 (31%)	$4,916	1 (0%)	$2,500
2018-19	162 (27%)	$5,018	162 (27%)	$5,018	-	-
2019-20	166 (26%)	$5,282	166 (26%)	$5,282	-	-
2020-21	116 (23%)	$5,704	115 (23%)	$5,684	1 (0%)	$8,000
2021-22	101 (20%)	$5,635	101 (20%)	$5,397	1 (0%)	$23,966
Average	165 (28.89%)	$5,073	165 (28.89%)	$5,026	1 (0.00%)	$9,724

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Piedmont Technical

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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