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Student Loan Debt Keeps Rising
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Nearly 20 million Americans attend college each year
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37 million student loan have outstanding student loans
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under 30 age group borrowers the most at 14 million
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The average student loan debt for the Class of 2011 was $26,600, a 5% increase from 2010
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!!!!!!!!65% student loan borrowers misunderstood the student loan process
What are my options?
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Have you considered all options before taking out this loan
Do you really understand student loans
Ask yourself
Understanding the small print
what happens if you miss a payment or default on your loan
Ask yourself
The long-term effects this may cause
Ask yourself
One-third of recent grads, if they could do it all again,
would have pursued more scholarships or financial aid options, pursued a major that would have led to a higher paying job, gotten a job while in college and started saving earlier
http://www.asa.org/policy/resources/stats/America Student Assistance (n.d) Student Loan Debt Statistics In America. Retrieved March 8, 2014, from
Facts
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feeling like I would never pay this off
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Understand the small print
Table 1A. Average Published Charges for Full-Time Undergraduates by Type and Control of Institution, 2013-14 (Enrollment-Weighted)
Tuition and Fees Room and Board Total Charges
Sector 2013-14 2012-13 $ Change
% Change 2013-14 2012-13 $
Change%
Change 2013-14 2012-13 $ Change
% Change
Public Two-Year In-
$3,264 $3,154 $110 3.5% $7,466 $7,342 $124 1.7% $10,730 $10,496 $234 2.2%
Public Four-Year In-
$8,893 $8,646 $247 2.9% $9,498 $9,171 $327 3.6% $18,391 $17,817 $574 3.2%
Public Four-Year
$22,203 $21,533 $670 3.1% $9,498 $9,171 $327 3.6% $31,701 $30,704 $997 3.2%
Private Nonprofit Four-
$30,094 $28,989 $1,105 3.8% $10,823 $10,458 $365 3.5% $40,917 $39,447 $1,470 3.7%
For-Profit $15,130 $15,060 $70 0.5% — — — — — — — —
SOURCE: The College Board, Annual Survey of Colleges.
This table was prepared in October 2013.
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Mapping out a plan
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when will I be done paying this off!
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