Thank you for visiting Xap.com.

If you are seeing this message, you are doing so for one of several reasons:

  1. You are using a text based browser
  2. You are viewing this site on a web-enabled cell phone
  3. You are using an outdated browser which doesn't fully support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

If you fall into the third category, you'll need to upgrade your browser to view Xap.com the way it was intended to be viewed.

To make your life a little simpler, here are some links to CSS compliant browsers:

Any one of these browsers properly supports the CSS used on this site and will allow you to view this site as intended.

Saturday 7.4.2009

Plan, explore, and apply to college using these great tools.

Vanguard University of Southern California

Vanguard University of Southern California
55 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Official telephone: (714) 556-3610
Fax number: (714) 957-9317
Website: www.vanguard.edu
Screen last updated on: November 2008

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2008 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Robyn Fournier,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 714 556-3610
714 966-5471 (fax)
financialaid@vanguard.edu
FAFSA number: 001293

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $23,790
Comprehensive tuition/room/board fees: $30,704
Tuition notes: comprehensive tuition/room/board fees
Additional required fees: $535
Book fees: $1,386
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,300
Combined room and board expenses: $6,518 - $8,116

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 2noMarch 2
State Aid FormN/AnoMarch 2

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
56% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
81% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
80% of first-year students
67% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
81% of first-year students
91% of full-time undergraduates
92% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
90% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
8% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
14% of first-year students
15% of full-time undergraduates
8% 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):
69% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
49% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$15,502 for first-year students
$13,406 for full-time undergraduates
$11,857 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$8,850 for first-year students
$7,892 for full-time undergraduates
$4,739 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,936 for first-year students
$3,419 for full-time undergraduates
$4,364 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,614 for first-year students
$3,190 for full-time undergraduates
$4,364 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
11% of first-year students
12% 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):
$7,190 for first-year students
$5,028 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$3,595 for first-year students
$5,453 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: 10%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • State Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 76%
Average student debt upon graduation: $16,979
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
  • school's own payment plan(s)
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)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • special achievements/activities
  • athletic scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%