Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,721, which is 68.00 % of all undergraduate students. 2,402 students which is 28.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,346.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 81.33% of students received grants or scholarships and 30% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Pitt Community College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,721, which is 68.00 % of all undergraduate students. 2,402 students which is 28.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,346.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-146,511 (73%)$4,2984,903 (55%)$4,3653,244 (36%)$6,867
2014-157,046 (79%)$4,3374,844 (54%)$4,6652,884 (32%)$11,250
2015-166,852 (80%)$4,5076,222 (73%)$4,4983,566 (42%)$6,467
2016-176,484 (78%)$4,7755,792 (69%)$4,6723,065 (37%)$6,460
2017-188,246 (98%)$11,8164,371 (52%)$6,0703,319 (39%)$3,898
2018-194,546 (55%)$6,5103,498 (42%)$6,0652,456 (30%)$3,412
2019-204,522 (53%)$7,0833,807 (45%)$6,4921,462 (17%)$5,479
2020-214,041 (52%)$6,0543,141 (40%)$5,709905 (12%)$6,737
2021-223,243 (44%)$6,2872,640 (36%)$6,325721 (10%)$6,546
Average5,721 (68.00%)$6,1854,358 (51.78%)$5,4292,402 (28.33%)$6,346
*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.

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

For the last 10 years, on average, 718 (81.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,798. It can cover 88.14% of tuition & fees ($6,578) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 282 (29.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,428).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14859 (83%)$4,909464 (45%)$5,921
2014-15979 (83%)$4,936546 (46%)$5,940
2015-16659 (76%)$4,770262 (30%)$5,717
2016-17662 (77%)$4,752244 (28%)$5,540
2017-18760 (82%)$5,918524 (57%)$4,606
2018-19850 (99%)$5,384177 (21%)$4,173
2019-20794 (80%)$7,150193 (20%)$4,869
2020-21510 (75%)$7,14582 (12%)$6,366
2021-22393 (77%)$7,21648 (9%)$5,722
Average718 (81.33%)$5,798282 (29.78%)$5,428
*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, 586 (65.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $6,052.

In addition, 202 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (24.78 % 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
2013-14761 (73%)$4,68469 (7%)$3,800168 (16%)$1,573113 (11%)$1,114
2014-15878 (74%)$5,06166 (6%)$428163 (14%)$1,400119 (10%)$1,108
2015-16554 (64%)$4,89246 (5%)$698170 (20%)$1,200138 (16%)$1,430
2016-17525 (61%)$5,01744 (5%)$309166 (19%)$1,684165 (19%)$1,325
2017-18644 (70%)$5,97571 (8%)$826222 (24%)$1,052199 (22%)$1,795
2018-19581 (67%)$7,00996 (11%)$896233 (27%)$1,25687 (10%)$1,451
2019-20648 (66%)$7,510213 (22%)$725288 (29%)$1,376194 (20%)$1,340
2020-21396 (58%)$6,929320 (47%)$1,726117 (17%)$1,847114 (17%)$1,157
2021-22287 (56%)$7,394134 (26%)$424293 (57%)$1,569103 (20%)$1,918
Average586 (65.44%)$6,052118 (15.22%)$1,092202 (24.78%)$1,440137 (16.11%)$1,404
*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, 282 (29.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $282.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14464 (45%)$5,921464 (45%)$5,8624 (0%)$6,782
2014-15546 (46%)$5,940536 (45%)$5,92510 (1%)$6,745
2015-16262 (30%)$5,717257 (30%)$5,6516 (1%)$7,592
2016-17244 (28%)$5,540237 (28%)$5,4267 (1%)$9,412
2017-18524 (57%)$4,606519 (56%)$4,6115 (1%)$4,050
2018-19177 (21%)$4,173174 (20%)$4,1633 (0%)$4,719
2019-20193 (20%)$4,869187 (19%)$4,6998 (1%)$7,637
2020-2182 (12%)$6,36677 (11%)$6,0895 (1%)$10,636
2021-2248 (9%)$5,72248 (9%)$5,722--
Average282 (29.78%)$5,428278 (29.22%)$5,3506 (1.00%)$7,197

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