How VSCC'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 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.

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	5,263 (65%)	$2,947	3,029 (37%)	$3,366	1,626 (20%)	$3,935
2014-15	3,697 (48%)	$3,935	2,823 (37%)	$3,486	1,529 (20%)	$4,331
2015-16	4,096 (51%)	$4,378	2,982 (37%)	$3,594	1,302 (16%)	$4,432
2016-17	4,728 (54%)	$4,663	3,120 (36%)	$3,735	1,200 (14%)	$4,492
2017-18	4,861 (55%)	$4,842	3,151 (36%)	$3,893	1,045 (12%)	$4,552
2018-19	5,723 (63%)	$4,531	3,264 (36%)	$3,767	815 (9%)	$4,717
2019-20	5,754 (63%)	$4,665	3,307 (36%)	$3,779	764 (8%)	$4,515
2020-21	5,301 (60%)	$4,554	2,856 (32%)	$3,726	601 (7%)	$4,837
2021-22	4,389 (59%)	$4,594	2,330 (31%)	$3,837	464 (6%)	$4,721
Average	4,868 (57.56%)	$4,345	2,985 (35.33%)	$3,687	1,038 (12.44%)	$4,504

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

Overview

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
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	960 (84%)	$4,325	246 (22%)	$3,347
2014-15	972 (84%)	$4,476	256 (22%)	$3,640
2015-16	1,706 (80%)	$5,131	195 (9%)	$3,350
2016-17	1,860 (92%)	$5,150	184 (9%)	$3,412
2017-18	2,001 (92%)	$5,336	153 (7%)	$3,759
2018-19	1,975 (93%)	$5,353	127 (6%)	$4,131
2019-20	1,954 (95%)	$5,613	104 (5%)	$3,664
2020-21	1,591 (91%)	$5,301	71 (4%)	$4,883
2021-22	1,409 (92%)	$5,371	44 (3%)	$3,424
Average	1,603 (89.22%)	$5,117	153 (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.

Grants/Scholarship

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) 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	612 (54%)	$3,897	95 (8%)	$522	621 (54%)	$2,245	114 (10%)	$2,839
2014-15	624 (54%)	$3,910	65 (6%)	$568	669 (57%)	$2,347	109 (9%)	$2,789
2015-16	1,089 (51%)	$4,044	115 (5%)	$573	1,400 (66%)	$2,791	146 (7%)	$2,574
2016-17	1,063 (53%)	$4,165	131 (7%)	$496	1,616 (80%)	$3,078	70 (3%)	$1,611
2017-18	1,088 (50%)	$4,327	276 (13%)	$268	1,797 (83%)	$3,188	115 (5%)	$1,453
2018-19	1,108 (52%)	$4,330	208 (10%)	$379	1,743 (82%)	$3,169	105 (5%)	$1,643
2019-20	1,122 (54%)	$4,363	155 (8%)	$511	1,833 (89%)	$3,182	101 (5%)	$1,585
2020-21	791 (45%)	$4,264	209 (12%)	$428	1,495 (86%)	$3,204	107 (6%)	$1,704
2021-22	659 (43%)	$4,328	101 (7%)	$532	1,338 (88%)	$3,350	107 (7%)	$1,682
Average	906 (50.67%)	$4,181	151 (8.44%)	$475	1,390 (76.11%)	$2,950	108 (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..

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, 153 (9.67 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $153.

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	246 (22%)	$3,347	245 (21%)	$3,341	2 (0%)	$2,425
2014-15	256 (22%)	$3,640	256 (22%)	$3,623	1 (0%)	$4,552
2015-16	195 (9%)	$3,350	195 (9%)	$3,350	-	-
2016-17	184 (9%)	$3,412	184 (9%)	$3,412	-	-
2017-18	153 (7%)	$3,759	151 (7%)	$3,739	2 (0%)	$5,250
2018-19	127 (6%)	$4,131	127 (6%)	$4,131	-	-
2019-20	104 (5%)	$3,664	104 (5%)	$3,607	1 (0%)	$6,000
2020-21	71 (4%)	$4,883	71 (4%)	$4,679	2 (0%)	$7,242
2021-22	44 (3%)	$3,424	44 (3%)	$3,270	1 (0%)	$6,762
Average	153 (9.67%)	$3,734	153 (9.56%)	$3,684	2 (0.00%)	$5,372

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at VSCC

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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