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Financial Aid Overview
State Financial Aid Programs: Washington Opportunity Pathways
The Washington Student Achievement Council administers the majority of the state’s student financial aid programs, which are known collectively as Opportunity Pathways. These programs help tens of thousands of students annually earn college credits, certificates, and degrees.
Public Purpose |
Program |
2017-18 |
|
Anticipated Expenditures |
Estimated Recipients |
||
Need-Based/ |
State Need Grant |
$299 million |
69,400 |
College Bound Scholarship |
$21.5 million |
17,500 |
|
State Work Study |
$12.5 million |
4,500 |
|
Passport to College Program for Foster Youth |
$1.3 million |
375 |
|
Merit |
American Indian Endowed Scholarship |
$17,225 |
14 |
Targeted Workforce |
Health Professional Loan Repayment & Scholarship Programs Federal/State Loan Repayment Program (FSLRP) Health Professional Loan Repayment Program |
$1.05 million
$4.685 million |
20
75 |
Aerospace Loan Program |
$100,000 |
13 |
|
Alternative Routes to Teaching |
$1.4 million |
230 |
|
Teacher Shortage Conditional Grant |
$468,380 |
50 |
2016-17 Need-Based Program Expenditures by Sector
|
State Need Grant |
College Bound Scholarship |
State Work Study |
Passport to College |
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Sector |
Grants to Students |
Served Students |
Unserved Students |
Grants to Students |
Served Students |
Gross Earnings |
Served Students |
Grants to Students |
Served Students |
|||||
Public Research |
$110,601,546 | 13,842 | 4,354 | $7,563,133 | 4,798 | $1,736,070 | 572 | $183,749 | 43 | |||||
Public Comprehensive |
$52,438,810 | 10,164 | 3,564 | $2,770,928 | 3,057 | $2,061,224 | 638 | $164,887 | 45 | |||||
Private Four-Year |
$31,931,023 | 5,219 | 1,542 | $4,756,536 | 1,358 | $3,150,855 | 1,047 | $103,869 | 27 | |||||
Public Community & Technical Colleges |
$89,131,081 | 38,406 | 11,102 | $4,726,264 | 6,747 | $4,963,250 | 1,881 | $688,142 | 216 | |||||
Private Two-Year |
$3,261,960 | 1,315 | 291 | $272,423 | 228 | $0 | 0 | $19,500 | 4 | |||||
Totals (Unduplicated) |
$287,364,421 |
68,522 |
20,770 |
$20,089,283 |
15,979 |
$11,911,399 |
4,133 |
$1,160,147 |
334 |
Also available: 2016-17 Need-Based Program Expenditures by Institution