Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,875, which is 82.00 % of all undergraduate students. 315 students which is 13.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,079.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 90.44% of students received grants or scholarships and 11% 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 Technical College of the Lowcountry since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 1,875, which is 82.00 % of all undergraduate students. 315 students which is 13.56% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $5,079.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,203 (91%)$5,3271,570 (65%)$4,486436 (18%)$4,530
2014-152,272 (90%)$5,0341,514 (60%)$3,049430 (17%)$4,322
2015-161,997 (86%)$6,5691,252 (54%)$4,822466 (20%)$2,661
2016-171,806 (81%)$6,2361,133 (51%)$4,741403 (18%)$5,679
2017-181,823 (79%)$6,9201,116 (48%)$5,442359 (16%)$5,467
2018-191,715 (76%)$4,932888 (40%)$4,918255 (11%)$5,686
2019-201,842 (80%)$4,977865 (37%)$3,629238 (10%)$5,701
2020-211,604 (76%)$5,686734 (35%)$4,895149 (7%)$5,979
2021-221,609 (79%)$4,720718 (35%)$3,832101 (5%)$5,688
Average1,875 (82.00%)$5,6001,088 (47.22%)$4,424315 (13.56%)$5,079
*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, 160 (90.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,183. It can cover 55.98% of tuition & fees ($11,044) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 18 (10.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,194).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14163 (94%)$5,64127 (16%)$3,365
2014-15179 (90%)$6,00611 (6%)$2,701
2015-16155 (91%)$6,89539 (23%)$3,227
2016-17138 (87%)$5,59925 (16%)$3,250
2017-18177 (86%)$5,47219 (9%)$3,847
2018-19168 (88%)$6,43511 (6%)$4,093
2019-20155 (86%)$6,70914 (8%)$6,531
2020-21151 (93%)$6,36411 (7%)$6,400
2021-22152 (99%)$6,5236 (4%)$4,334
Average160 (90.44%)$6,18318 (10.56%)$4,194
*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, 104 (58.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,852.

In addition, 113 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (64.44 % 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
2013-14124 (71%)$4,89561 (35%)$2,73976 (44%)$1,78115 (9%)$673
2014-15121 (61%)$4,79869 (35%)$3,47598 (49%)$2,43912 (6%)$1,313
2015-16109 (64%)$4,86856 (33%)$4,015143 (84%)$2,1199 (5%)$1,136
2016-1791 (58%)$4,71412 (8%)$3,271124 (78%)$2,4354 (3%)$625
2017-18130 (63%)$5,29132 (16%)$3,28556 (27%)$2,91918 (9%)$675
2018-19104 (54%)$5,24023 (12%)$2,985161 (84%)$2,8991 (1%)$750
2019-2098 (54%)$4,647110 (61%)$739144 (80%)$3,4726 (3%)$533
2020-2187 (53%)$4,473113 (69%)$626113 (69%)$4,30613 (8%)$1,115
2021-2274 (48%)$4,745146 (95%)$1,50799 (65%)$4,02928 (18%)$768
Average104 (58.44%)$4,85269 (40.44%)$2,516113 (64.44%)$2,93312 (6.89%)$843
*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, 18 (10.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $18.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1427 (16%)$3,36526 (15%)$3,2892 (1%)$2,678
2014-1511 (6%)$2,70111 (6%)$2,701--
2015-1639 (23%)$3,22739 (23%)$2,8202 (1%)$7,920
2016-1725 (16%)$3,25025 (16%)$3,250--
2017-1819 (9%)$3,84717 (8%)$3,8152 (1%)$4,115
2018-1911 (6%)$4,09310 (5%)$3,2523 (2%)$4,167
2019-2014 (8%)$6,53113 (7%)$5,5644 (2%)$4,775
2020-2111 (7%)$6,40010 (6%)$6,7121 (1%)$3,280
2021-226 (4%)$4,3346 (4%)$4,334--
Average18 (10.56%)$4,19417 (10.00%)$3,9712 (1.33%)$4,489

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