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Polk State College

Polk State College
999 Avenue H, NE
Winter Haven, FL 33881-4299

Official telephone: (863) 297-1000
Fax number: (863) 297-1060
Website: www.polk.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Peter Elliott,
Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Contacting the office: 863 297-1004
863 298-6850 (fax)
financialaid@polk.edu
FAFSA number: 001514

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $3,717; $14,091 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $124 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $470 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoJune 30

Applied for financial aid:
90% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
70% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
90% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
86% of first-year students
89% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
99% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
1% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
8% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
4% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
15% for first-year students
16% for full-time undergraduates
7% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,162 for first-year students
$2,269 for full-time undergraduates
$1,072 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$2,093 for first-year students
$2,153 for full-time undergraduates
$1,056 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$665 for first-year students
$1,429 for full-time undergraduates
$1,158 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,654 for first-year students
$2,020 for full-time undergraduates
$1,866 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
0% of first-year students
1% of full-time undergraduates
0% 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):
$1,604 for first-year students
$1,439 for full-time undergraduates
$868 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
5% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$1,477 for first-year students
$1,496 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: 0%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 20%
Average student debt upon graduation: $11,813
Types of payment plans:
  • Nelnet.
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
  • athletic scholarships
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $5 - $6,026
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 2%

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