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Are work colleges the answer to the student debt crisis?

April 12, 2019 by Dennis Pierce

Rear view of a college student with a messenger bag walking to work.

Americans currently owe a combined $1.3 trillion on their student loans, according to the Pew Research Center. That’s more than double the amount owed just a decade ago—and nearly…

Can work colleges help solve the student debt crisis?

November 9, 2018 by Dennis Pierce

Americans currently owe a combined $1.3 trillion on their student loans, according to the Pew Research Center. That’s more than double the amount owed just a decade ago—and nearly…

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Are student loans destroying the economy?

April 23, 2013 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Recoveries are powered by two things. Houses and cars. And young people aren't buying either, The Atlantic reports.

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Financial worries pile on long before graduation

November 15, 2012 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Money troubles interfere with the academic performance of about one-third of all college students, and a similar number of students regularly skip buying required academic materials because of…

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Average debt up again for new college grads

October 18, 2012 by From wire service reports

It's the latest snapshot of the growing burden of student debt, and it's another discouraging one: Two-thirds of the national college class of 2011 finished school with loan…

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Officials target college financial aid letters

October 28, 2011October 27, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education announced a plan to simplify the aid letters so that families can assess a school's true…

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Is increased debt inflating the self-esteem of recent grads?

June 8, 2011 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

When Kate Rollins went further into debt in order to postpone the repayment of her existing student loans, she knew she was in trouble, reports the Huffington Post.

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Loan study on students goes beyond default rates

March 21, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

According to the New York Times, for each student who defaults on a loan, at least two more fall behind in payments on their student debt, a new…

Are work colleges the answer to the student debt crisis?

Can work colleges help solve the student debt crisis?

Are student loans destroying the economy?

Financial worries pile on long before graduation

Average debt up again for new college grads

Officials target college financial aid letters

Is increased debt inflating the self-esteem of recent grads?

Loan study on students goes beyond default rates

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