And the numbers we found show that, for example, four of the five biggest schools receiving the most post-9/11 GI bill funding have at least one campus with a student loan default rate above 24 percent over 3 years. In comparison--and I don't have the numbers in front of me--I believe when we look at public schools, the default rates are in the 7- to 10-percent range.
Dick Durbin: “And the numbers we found show that, for example, four of the five biggest schools receiving the most post-9/11 GI bill…”
On the recordDecember 14, 2010
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Durbin discusses student loan default rates among schools receiving GI Bill funding.
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