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Miami Dade College

Miami Dade College
300 N.E. 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33132

Official telephone: (305) 237-8888
Fax number: (305) 237-7913
Website: www.mdc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2010 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Mercedes Amaya,
Collegewide Director, Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 305 237-0388
305 237-2787 (fax)
finaid@mdc.edu
FAFSA number: 014631

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $2,365; $9,466 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on per credit hour, out-of-state tuition based on $316 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, no tuition for state residents
Additional required fees: $799
Book fees: $2,250
Miscellaneous expenses: $15,147

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoN/A

Applied for financial aid:
67% of first-year students
60% of full-time undergraduates
67% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
95% of first-year students
108% of full-time undergraduates
96% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
63% of first-year students
58% of full-time undergraduates
62% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
96% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
94% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
9% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
6% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
8% of first-year students
7% of full-time undergraduates
6% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
77% of first-year students
133% of full-time undergraduates
75% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
65% for first-year students
65% for full-time undergraduates
70% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,274 for first-year students
$3,866 for full-time undergraduates
$1,125 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$3,099 for first-year students
$2,845 for full-time undergraduates
$2,317 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,297 for first-year students
$3,285 for full-time undergraduates
$1,132 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,018 for first-year students
$1,095 for full-time undergraduates
$586 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$1,254 for first-year students
$1,408 for full-time undergraduates
$1,119 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$6,456 for first-year students
$6,351 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 2%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 8%

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