Whose Fault Is Default? A Study of the Impact of Student Characteristics and Institutional Practices on Guaranteed Student Loan Default Rates in California.

Wilms, Wellford W.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1987

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Whose Fault Is Default? A Study of the Impact of Student Characteristics and Institutional Practices on Guaranteed Student Loan Default Rates in California.

Wilms, Wellford W.; And Others

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v9 n1 p41-54 Spr 1987

Defaults on guaranteed student loans were examined in a sample of 4,617 students in proprietary vocational schools and community colleges in California. Default rates stemmed largely from students' background characteristics, rather than from characteristics or practices of the institutions they attend. (SLD)

Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Students, Community Colleges, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Legal Responsibility, Loan Repayment, Proprietary Schools, Student Characteristics, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, Vocational Schools

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Guaranteed Student Loan Program

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