Title: Borrowers Who Drop Out: A Neglected Aspect of the College Student Loan Trend
Abstract: Most students benefit from loans and are able to repay them when they leave higher education. However, borrowing, combined with other risk factors for not completing higher education (such as working too many hours, lack of adequate preparation, and part-time attendance), puts many students, especially low-income and first-generation students, at a particular disadvantage. The authors raise important policy questions about whether the system of financing higher education is appropriate. We believe that these questions and the recommendations from the authors deserve serious attention. There are, of course, many legitimate points of view about how to best support students financially. However, requiring students to assume significant financial risks so early in their educational careers poses a barrier to educational opportunity for many lowincome and first-generation students. Disciplines Accessibility | Education | Higher Education This other is available at ScholarlyCommons: http://repository.upenn.edu/gse_pubs/366 Borrowers Who Drop Out A Neglected Aspect of the College Student Loan Trend By Lawrence Gladieux and Laura Perna
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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