High Student Loan Default Rate
A February 2011 Los Angeles Times article details numerous instances where Corinthian College graduates went deeply in debt with student loans for coursework that didn't lead to high paying careers promised by the college's career counselors. Corinthian College graduates have a 40% student default rate, one of the highest in the nation.
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