League for Innovation in the Community College January 2019 | Page 31

ENGES
G E ST U D E N TS FAC E
22% of full-time
students work
full time
40% of full-time
students work
part time
THE MAJORITY DON’T ATTEND
FULL TIME
62%
of community college
students attend part time 3
Full-time students are more
likely to graduate 4
THEY JUGGLE WORK AND SCHOOL 5
41% of part-
time students
work full time
32% of part-
time students
work part time
THEY WORRY ABOUT PAYING FOR COLLEGE
Nearly one in five
community college
students is so worried
about finances they’ve
considered dropping out 10
2x
Community college
students are less
likely to borrow
and borrow less on
average, yet are more
likely to default on
federal loans than
students at other
institutions 11
Community college students
are nearly twice as likely to
use financial aid for books as
students at four-year private or
public schools
58% receive
aid, 38% receive
federal grants,
and 19% receive
federal loans 12
73%
32% of all college
students say
they’ve neglected
their studies at
least sometimes
because of the
money they owe 13
30% of college
students use
financial aid
money to
buy required
books 14
The cost of a textbook has
increased by 73% since
2006—more than four times
the rate of inflation
Visit www.league.org/node/18888 for the reference list.
Compiled by CampusLogic.
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