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Report: 21.8% of Richland Community College students repaying loans are in default

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Out of 366 Richland Community College students repaying loans in 2015, 80 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

That gives the two-year public school in Decatur a default rate of 21.8 percent for that year – 0.8 percentage points lower than in 2014 and 3.2 points lower than in 2013.

Richland Community College had 14 fewer students in default in 2015 than in 2014 and 21 fewer than in 2013.

How many students are in default at Richland Community College?
Year
School enrollment
Total students in default
2015
7,736
80
2014
7,664
94
2013
7,994
101

Richland Community College default rates by year
Year
Students in default
Students in repayment
Default rate
2015
80
366
21.8
2014
94
415
22.6
2013
101
403
25.0

Source for all tables: U.S. Department of Education

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