Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at STCC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,671, which is 68.33 % of all undergraduate students. 1,048 students which is 19.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $3,438.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 82.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 21% 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 Springfield Technical Community College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,671, which is 68.33 % of all undergraduate students. 1,048 students which is 19.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $3,438.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-144,725 (70%)$3,8913,816 (56%)$3,5901,672 (25%)$3,414
2014-154,303 (65%)$4,0983,707 (56%)$3,6081,434 (22%)$3,330
2015-163,922 (62%)$4,1113,307 (53%)$3,5831,206 (19%)$3,492
2016-173,406 (61%)$4,2542,918 (52%)$3,5301,105 (20%)$3,355
2017-183,362 (63%)$4,6352,871 (54%)$3,795845 (16%)$3,806
2018-192,979 (61%)$2,7882,480 (50%)$2,330789 (16%)$2,081
2019-203,499 (69%)$4,6192,635 (52%)$3,980903 (18%)$3,801
2020-213,493 (81%)$3,9912,021 (47%)$3,693784 (18%)$3,685
2021-223,350 (83%)$4,0261,895 (47%)$3,626691 (17%)$3,975
Average3,671 (68.33%)$4,0462,850 (51.89%)$3,5261,048 (19.00%)$3,438

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 577 (82.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $4,990. It can cover 46.51% of tuition & fees ($10,728) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 153 (21.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $3,819).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14752 (79%)$4,517270 (29%)$3,406
2014-15714 (78%)$4,845217 (24%)$3,500
2015-16674 (78%)$4,772176 (20%)$3,767
2016-17518 (75%)$4,743146 (21%)$3,370
2017-18591 (77%)$5,505131 (17%)$4,213
2018-19526 (78%)$5,498137 (20%)$3,783
2019-20609 (86%)$5,457122 (17%)$4,222
2020-21411 (93%)$4,78896 (22%)$4,059
2021-22402 (98%)$4,78680 (19%)$4,047
Average577 (82.44%)$4,990153 (21.00%)$3,819
*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, 477 (66.11 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,536.
In addition, 453 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (64.11 % 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
2013-14650 (69%)$4,23733 (3%)$336589 (62%)$873186 (20%)$632
2014-15629 (69%)$4,42171 (8%)$215528 (58%)$1,034206 (22%)$572
2015-16580 (67%)$4,44349 (6%)$237542 (63%)$888192 (22%)$762
2016-17461 (67%)$4,11729 (4%)$217400 (58%)$1,088163 (24%)$719
2017-18523 (68%)$4,808144 (19%)$210499 (65%)$1,101286 (37%)$558
2018-19455 (67%)$4,67194 (14%)$237454 (67%)$1,237256 (38%)$714
2019-20486 (69%)$4,930499 (71%)$402488 (69%)$1,177257 (36%)$594
2020-21255 (58%)$4,488396 (90%)$908301 (68%)$1,383121 (28%)$393
2021-22250 (61%)$4,708342 (83%)$853276 (67%)$1,55940 (10%)$628
Average477 (66.11%)$4,536184 (33.11%)$402453 (64.11%)$1,149190 (26.33%)$619
*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, 153 (21.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $153.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14270 (29%)$3,406266 (28%)$3,4234 (0%)$2,247
2014-15217 (24%)$3,500215 (23%)$3,3716 (1%)$5,787
2015-16176 (20%)$3,767175 (20%)$3,7223 (0%)$3,875
2016-17146 (21%)$3,370140 (20%)$3,2616 (1%)$5,895
2017-18131 (17%)$4,213127 (17%)$3,9696 (1%)$7,955
2018-19137 (20%)$3,783135 (20%)$3,7213 (0%)$5,295
2019-20122 (17%)$4,222120 (17%)$4,0623 (0%)$9,217
2020-2196 (22%)$4,05996 (22%)$3,9452 (0%)$5,450
2021-2280 (19%)$4,04776 (18%)$3,7716 (1%)$6,200
Average153 (21.00%)$3,819150 (20.56%)$3,6944 (1.00%)$5,769
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