How WNCC'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 Western Nebraska Community College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,171, which is 67.20 % of all undergraduate students. 265 students which is 15.10% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,233.

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	1,143 (58%)	$4,945	698 (36%)	$4,980	397 (20%)	$4,262
2014-15	1,045 (57%)	$5,306	653 (36%)	$5,049	389 (21%)	$3,877
2015-16	960 (63%)	$5,113	518 (34%)	$4,850	316 (21%)	$3,961
2016-17	948 (55%)	$5,146	470 (27%)	$4,999	280 (16%)	$3,969
2017-18	1,282 (67%)	$4,282	532 (28%)	$5,335	305 (16%)	$4,136
2018-19	1,358 (74%)	$4,110	501 (27%)	$5,501	252 (14%)	$4,367
2019-20	1,374 (80%)	$4,151	477 (28%)	$5,512	222 (13%)	$4,324
2020-21	1,078 (66%)	$5,177	496 (31%)	$5,641	211 (13%)	$4,528
2021-22	1,658 (97%)	$4,394	460 (27%)	$5,576	157 (9%)	$4,464
2022-23	867 (55%)	$6,286	390 (25%)	$5,895	124 (8%)	$4,439
Average	1,171 (67.20%)	$4,891	520 (29.90%)	$5,334	265 (15.10%)	$4,233

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

Overview

For the last 11 years, on average, 251 (89.30 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,579. It can cover 195.81% of tuition & fees ($3,360) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 61 (21.20 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,061).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	285 (85%)	$5,397	93 (28%)	$4,554
2014-15	297 (88%)	$5,437	93 (28%)	$3,553
2015-16	270 (85%)	$5,507	73 (23%)	$3,385
2016-17	258 (83%)	$6,063	66 (21%)	$3,719
2017-18	241 (88%)	$6,175	52 (19%)	$4,365
2018-19	306 (96%)	$5,947	63 (20%)	$3,719
2019-20	268 (90%)	$7,003	49 (16%)	$4,249
2020-21	170 (96%)	$6,892	46 (26%)	$4,148
2021-22	237 (98%)	$10,297	38 (16%)	$4,328
2022-23	179 (84%)	$7,073	32 (15%)	$4,585
Average	251 (89.30%)	$6,579	61 (21.20%)	$4,061

^*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 11 years, on average, 130 (46.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,241.

In addition, 56 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (20.60 % 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	162 (48%)	$4,764	26 (8%)	$844	75 (22%)	$928	200 (60%)	$3,373
2014-15	166 (49%)	$4,952	22 (7%)	$768	61 (18%)	$773	217 (65%)	$3,359
2015-16	129 (41%)	$4,632	21 (7%)	$750	44 (14%)	$1,056	231 (73%)	$3,581
2016-17	134 (43%)	$5,027	30 (10%)	$1,010	54 (17%)	$1,050	194 (62%)	$4,142
2017-18	125 (46%)	$5,292	14 (5%)	$997	47 (17%)	$983	227 (83%)	$3,376
2018-19	148 (46%)	$5,294	20 (6%)	$992	52 (16%)	$800	302 (95%)	$3,228
2019-20	137 (46%)	$5,504	174 (58%)	$856	56 (19%)	$922	268 (90%)	$3,442
2020-21	96 (54%)	$5,569	96 (54%)	$973	44 (25%)	$995	155 (87%)	$3,224
2021-22	108 (44%)	$5,623	233 (96%)	$4,241	62 (26%)	$1,348	206 (85%)	$3,696
2022-23	92 (43%)	$5,751	37 (17%)	$657	68 (32%)	$1,818	144 (67%)	$4,091
Average	130 (46.00%)	$5,241	67 (26.80%)	$1,209	56 (20.60%)	$1,067	214 (76.70%)	$3,551

^*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 11 years, on average, 61 (21.20 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $61.

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	93 (28%)	$4,554	92 (27%)	$4,378	3 (1%)	$6,899
2014-15	93 (28%)	$3,553	91 (27%)	$3,494	2 (1%)	$6,250
2015-16	73 (23%)	$3,385	72 (23%)	$3,307	1 (0%)	$8,983
2016-17	66 (21%)	$3,719	66 (21%)	$3,458	3 (1%)	$5,750
2017-18	52 (19%)	$4,365	52 (19%)	$4,159	2 (1%)	$5,365
2018-19	63 (20%)	$3,719	62 (19%)	$3,545	1 (0%)	$14,512
2019-20	49 (16%)	$4,249	48 (16%)	$4,108	1 (0%)	$11,004
2020-21	46 (26%)	$4,148	46 (26%)	$4,148	-	-
2021-22	38 (16%)	$4,328	36 (15%)	$3,956	3 (1%)	$7,338
2022-23	32 (15%)	$4,585	30 (14%)	$4,284	2 (1%)	$9,107
Average	61 (21.20%)	$4,061	60 (20.70%)	$3,884	2 (1.00%)	$8,356

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at WNCC

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

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