Buried within the federal government’s new report on student loans is a statistic causing concern for some community colleges: Loan defaults in that sector have increased to nearly 10 percent. The official loan-default rate in the sector is 9.9 percent, up from 8.4 percent a year ago, the Department of Education reports. This rate is significantly above the nationwide default rate of 6.7 percent among all institutions of higher education.
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Two-Year Colleges Face Student Loan Default Challenge
by Charles Dervarics , October 26, 2009
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In seven states, more than 20 percent of community college students cannot access federal loans, according to a recent report. Given these findings, Martha Kanter (pictured), undersecretary of education, said community colleges should carefully weigh decisions on whether to opt out of the federal student loan program.
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