Financial Aid at ECC

For academic year 2022-2023, total 4,097 students (51% of all undergraduate students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received amount is $4,355. Grant/scholarship aid includes federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid. Next table shows the financial aid statistics for all undergraduate students by aid types at Elgin Community College.

For first time, full time beginning students (freshmen), total 545 students (68% of all freshmen) have received any type of financial aid and 542 students (67% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree seeking beginning undergraduate students. The average amount of grant/scholarship aid is $5,148 and the average amount of student loan aid is $4,099. Next table shows the headcount and average received amount of financial aid by source of the aid at Elgin Community College.

Next table shows the number of students awarded and average grants/scholarship aid amount by income level for whom paying in-state tuition rate at Elgin Community College. The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution (Elgin Community College.