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Graduation rates for low-income students lag while their student loan debt soars

Written by: Robert Samuels, Continuing Lecturer in Writing, University of California, Santa Barbara

The likelihood of graduating from college is linked to the type of college a student attends.Ariel Skelley via Getty Images Graduation rates for low-income students lag while their student loan debt soars

The Conversation, CC BY-ND

A recent federal study on graduation rates for American colleges and universities shows that 40% of all students did not earn a degree or credential within eight years of leaving high school. The...

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