Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Whatcom CC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,480, which is 36.67 % of all undergraduate students. 396 students which is 9.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,771.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 54.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 9% 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 Whatcom Community College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,480, which is 36.67 % of all undergraduate students. 396 students which is 9.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,771.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,606 (36%)$5,4211,326 (30%)$3,629651 (15%)$5,794
2014-151,527 (37%)$5,2831,206 (29%)$3,695522 (13%)$5,823
2015-161,509 (34%)$5,1981,197 (27%)$3,724466 (11%)$5,675
2016-171,515 (34%)$5,1651,192 (26%)$3,650451 (10%)$5,794
2017-181,545 (35%)$5,2431,140 (26%)$3,714398 (9%)$5,824
2018-191,389 (33%)$5,7041,017 (24%)$3,845358 (8%)$5,768
2019-201,537 (37%)$5,7871,097 (26%)$3,924313 (8%)$5,804
2020-211,277 (47%)$5,882737 (27%)$4,030203 (7%)$5,708
2021-221,418 (37%)$6,983876 (23%)$3,699203 (5%)$5,751
Average1,480 (36.67%)$5,6301,088 (26.44%)$3,768396 (9.56%)$5,771

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 161 (54.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,008. It can cover 54.14% of tuition & fees ($11,096) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 28 (9.44 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,983).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14161 (56%)$5,80432 (11%)$5,027
2014-15179 (56%)$5,46135 (11%)$5,154
2015-16163 (54%)$5,60529 (10%)$4,447
2016-17197 (58%)$5,71930 (9%)$5,582
2017-18142 (51%)$5,87725 (9%)$4,333
2018-19152 (50%)$6,58125 (8%)$4,098
2019-20152 (56%)$6,42837 (14%)$5,295
2020-2180 (59%)$5,51010 (7%)$5,807
2021-22222 (48%)$7,08528 (6%)$5,103
Average161 (54.22%)$6,00828 (9.44%)$4,983
*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, 120 (39.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,242.
In addition, 111 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (37.22 % 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
2013-14130 (45%)$4,0504 (1%)$625117 (40%)$2,76264 (22%)$1,286
2014-15129 (40%)$4,16111 (3%)$758124 (39%)$2,75767 (21%)$1,350
2015-16129 (43%)$4,1077 (2%)$565108 (36%)$2,81461 (20%)$1,245
2016-17158 (46%)$4,01811 (3%)$622133 (39%)$2,89169 (20%)$1,454
2017-18111 (40%)$4,38312 (4%)$47394 (34%)$3,01947 (17%)$1,243
2018-19125 (41%)$4,25810 (3%)$795116 (38%)$3,37554 (18%)$1,268
2019-20112 (41%)$4,47039 (14%)$1,021101 (37%)$3,76751 (19%)$1,100
2020-2144 (32%)$4,30033 (24%)$1,07751 (38%)$3,34540 (29%)$1,136
2021-22139 (30%)$4,428183 (39%)$2,108159 (34%)$2,93874 (16%)$1,413
Average120 (39.78%)$4,24234 (10.33%)$894111 (37.22%)$3,07459 (20.22%)$1,277
*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, 28 (9.44 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $28.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1432 (11%)$5,02732 (11%)$5,027--
2014-1535 (11%)$5,15433 (10%)$4,8512 (1%)$10,166
2015-1629 (10%)$4,44727 (9%)$4,1992 (1%)$7,805
2016-1730 (9%)$5,58228 (8%)$5,5892 (1%)$5,489
2017-1825 (9%)$4,33325 (9%)$4,333--
2018-1925 (8%)$4,09824 (8%)$4,1851 (0%)$2,000
2019-2037 (14%)$5,29533 (12%)$4,6974 (1%)$10,221
2020-2110 (7%)$5,8079 (7%)$5,0351 (1%)$12,750
2021-2228 (6%)$5,10326 (6%)$4,6502 (0%)$10,996
Average28 (9.44%)$4,98326 (8.89%)$4,7302 (1.00%)$8,490
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