Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at VSCC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,868, which is 57.56 % of all undergraduate students. 1,038 students which is 12.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,504.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 89.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 10% 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 Volunteer State Community College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 4,868, which is 57.56 % of all undergraduate students. 1,038 students which is 12.44% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,504.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-145,263 (65%)$2,9473,029 (37%)$3,3661,626 (20%)$3,935
2014-153,697 (48%)$3,9352,823 (37%)$3,4861,529 (20%)$4,331
2015-164,096 (51%)$4,3782,982 (37%)$3,5941,302 (16%)$4,432
2016-174,728 (54%)$4,6633,120 (36%)$3,7351,200 (14%)$4,492
2017-184,861 (55%)$4,8423,151 (36%)$3,8931,045 (12%)$4,552
2018-195,723 (63%)$4,5313,264 (36%)$3,767815 (9%)$4,717
2019-205,754 (63%)$4,6653,307 (36%)$3,779764 (8%)$4,515
2020-215,301 (60%)$4,5542,856 (32%)$3,726601 (7%)$4,837
2021-224,389 (59%)$4,5942,330 (31%)$3,837464 (6%)$4,721
Average4,868 (57.56%)$4,3452,985 (35.33%)$3,6871,038 (12.44%)$4,504

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,603 (89.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,117. It can cover 28.87% of tuition & fees ($17,724) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 153 (9.67 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $3,734).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14960 (84%)$4,325246 (22%)$3,347
2014-15972 (84%)$4,476256 (22%)$3,640
2015-161,706 (80%)$5,131195 (9%)$3,350
2016-171,860 (92%)$5,150184 (9%)$3,412
2017-182,001 (92%)$5,336153 (7%)$3,759
2018-191,975 (93%)$5,353127 (6%)$4,131
2019-201,954 (95%)$5,613104 (5%)$3,664
2020-211,591 (91%)$5,30171 (4%)$4,883
2021-221,409 (92%)$5,37144 (3%)$3,424
Average1,603 (89.22%)$5,117153 (9.67%)$3,734
*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, 906 (50.67 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,181.
In addition, 1,390 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (76.11 % 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
2013-14612 (54%)$3,89795 (8%)$522621 (54%)$2,245114 (10%)$2,839
2014-15624 (54%)$3,91065 (6%)$568669 (57%)$2,347109 (9%)$2,789
2015-161,089 (51%)$4,044115 (5%)$5731,400 (66%)$2,791146 (7%)$2,574
2016-171,063 (53%)$4,165131 (7%)$4961,616 (80%)$3,07870 (3%)$1,611
2017-181,088 (50%)$4,327276 (13%)$2681,797 (83%)$3,188115 (5%)$1,453
2018-191,108 (52%)$4,330208 (10%)$3791,743 (82%)$3,169105 (5%)$1,643
2019-201,122 (54%)$4,363155 (8%)$5111,833 (89%)$3,182101 (5%)$1,585
2020-21791 (45%)$4,264209 (12%)$4281,495 (86%)$3,204107 (6%)$1,704
2021-22659 (43%)$4,328101 (7%)$5321,338 (88%)$3,350107 (7%)$1,682
Average906 (50.67%)$4,181151 (8.44%)$4751,390 (76.11%)$2,950108 (6.33%)$1,987
*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 (9.67 % 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
2013-14246 (22%)$3,347245 (21%)$3,3412 (0%)$2,425
2014-15256 (22%)$3,640256 (22%)$3,6231 (0%)$4,552
2015-16195 (9%)$3,350195 (9%)$3,350--
2016-17184 (9%)$3,412184 (9%)$3,412--
2017-18153 (7%)$3,759151 (7%)$3,7392 (0%)$5,250
2018-19127 (6%)$4,131127 (6%)$4,131--
2019-20104 (5%)$3,664104 (5%)$3,6071 (0%)$6,000
2020-2171 (4%)$4,88371 (4%)$4,6792 (0%)$7,242
2021-2244 (3%)$3,42444 (3%)$3,2701 (0%)$6,762
Average153 (9.67%)$3,734153 (9.56%)$3,6842 (0.00%)$5,372
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