Why So Many Students from For-Profit Schools are Left in Debt Limbo by PBS NewsHour

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Why So Many Students from For-Profit Schools are Left in Debt Limbo

by PBS NewsHour

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Length 5 minutes

Language English

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Summary

Students who attend for-profit college and training programs are more likely to borrow, borrow more and struggle to repay their loans. Not only that, but the overall graduation rate at for-profit institutions is just 27 percent. Meanwhile, a number of schools have shuttered, leaving former attendees with debt and no way to pay it back. Special correspondent Lizzie O'Leary reports.

Education