Student Debt: The Cost of Learning a Trade
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
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Our Changing Gears project is looking at student debt. We know many families struggle to afford traditional colleges. But a lot of student debt comes from attending private, for-profit schools that focus on vocational training. These students default on their loans twice as often as students from public colleges.
Kate Davidson has the story of one small school battling big defaults. (3:33)
HOST TAG: This story was informed by the Public Insight Network. Changing Gears is a collaboration of WBEZ Chicago, Michigan Radio, and WCPN Cleveland. Support comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Our Changing Gears project is looking at student debt. We know many families struggle to afford traditional colleges. But a lot of student debt comes from attending private, for-profit schools that focus on vocational training. These students default on their loans twice as often as students from public colleges.
Kate Davidson has the story of one small school battling big defaults. (3:33)
HOST TAG: This story was informed by the Public Insight Network. Changing Gears is a collaboration of WBEZ Chicago, Michigan Radio, and WCPN Cleveland. Support comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
