Fact Sheet | June 23, 2021

Dreams Dashed: California Colleges Where Many Borrow But Few Repay

Over two million undergraduates each year enroll in a college based in California. While many students find that student loans are an investment in their future and can successfully repay their loans, others struggle to make payments, or make payments that do not keep up with accruing interest.

New TICAS fact sheet, Dreams Dashed: California Colleges Where Many Borrow But Few Repay focuses on California colleges where student loan debt is especially burdensome for those who borrow, and examines the enrollment trends at for-profit colleges in the state.