DataPoints

Less need for federal loans: Only one-quarter of community college students who received Pell grants took on federal-loan debt in 2015-16, compared to nearly two-thirds of students at public four-year institutions. (Read the PDF.)

DataPoints is a biweekly feature of the American Association of Community Colleges that provides a snapshot of information related to community colleges and higher education. View the DataPoints archive.

About the Author

Kent Phillippe / Rahel Tekle
Kent Phillippe is associate vice president for research and student success at the American Association of Community Colleges. Rahel Tekle is an AACC research associate.
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