At Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center in Virginia, 34.5 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The analysis uses data that tracks borrowers at publicly controlled colleges and universities receiving federal student aid. The 2014 cohort accounts for borrowers who entered repayment on selected federal loans in the given fiscal year and defaulted before the end of the second fiscal year.
Altogether, nearly 1,600 public institutions had 2.7 million borrowers in repayment in the 2014 cohort. And 306,553 of them were in default – a default rate of 11.28 percent, which is slightly below the national rate of about 11.5 percent.
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200 public schools with highest default rates
Name | City | State | Borrowers in default | Borrowers in repayment | Default rate (%) |
Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center | Culpeper | VA | 19 | 55 | 34.5 |
Southeast Kentucky Community And Technical College | Cumberland | KY | 232 | 683 | 33.9 |
South Mountain Community College | Phoenix | AZ | 343 | 1,029 | 33.3 |
Tri-County Community College | Murphy | NC | 32 | 101 | 31.6 |
Southern West Virginia Community And Technical College | Mt Gay | WV | 28 | 90 | 31.1 |
Phoenix College | Phoenix | AZ | 975 | 3,145 | 31.0 |
Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College | Moorefield | WV | 35 | 115 | 30.4 |
Snead State Community College | Boaz | AL | 113 | 372 | 30.3 |
Cheyney University Of Pennsylvania | Cheyney | PA | 183 | 613 | 29.8 |
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College | Los Angeles | CA | 115 | 385 | 29.8 |
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | NC | 263 | 880 | 29.8 |
Mendocino College | Ukiah | CA | 47 | 159 | 29.5 |
Beaufort County Community College | Washington | NC | 105 | 356 | 29.4 |
Big Sandy Community And Technical College | Prestonsburg | KY | 282 | 960 | 29.3 |
Copper Mountain College | Joshua Tree | CA | 36 | 123 | 29.2 |
Robeson Community College | Lumberton | NC | 143 | 490 | 29.1 |
Eastern Gateway Community College | Steubenville | OH | 192 | 662 | 29.0 |
Vance - Granville Community College | Henderson | NC | 97 | 335 | 28.9 |
Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute | Hudson | NC | 217 | 753 | 28.8 |
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | GA | 164 | 572 | 28.6 |
Treasure Valley Community College | Ontario | OR | 353 | 1,248 | 28.2 |
Hawaii Community College | Hilo | HI | 79 | 281 | 28.1 |
Long Beach City College | Long Beach | CA | 306 | 1,090 | 28.0 |
Mcdowell Technical Community College | Marion | NC | 39 | 139 | 28.0 |
Merritt College | Oakland | CA | 52 | 186 | 27.9 |
Nicolet Area Technical College | Rhinelander | WI | 117 | 419 | 27.9 |
Roanoke Chowan Community College | Ahoskie | NC | 10 | 36 | 27.7 |
Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | GA | 122 | 442 | 27.6 |
Central State University | Wilberforce | OH | 258 | 937 | 27.5 |
Halifax Community College | Weldon | NC | 82 | 298 | 27.5 |
Blue Ridge Community And Technical College | Martinsburg | WV | 262 | 956 | 27.4 |
Carteret Community College | Morehead City | NC | 68 | 248 | 27.4 |
Los Angeles Southwest College | Los Angeles | CA | 31 | 113 | 27.4 |
Pierpont Community & Technical College | Fairmont | WV | 353 | 1,286 | 27.4 |
Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | NC | 183 | 667 | 27.4 |
Western Nevada College | Carson City | NV | 140 | 510 | 27.4 |
East Central Community College | Decatur | MS | 178 | 652 | 27.3 |
Southeastern Community College | Whiteville | NC | 103 | 377 | 27.3 |
Central Alabama Community College | Alexander City | AL | 184 | 674 | 27.2 |
Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque | NM | 1,258 | 4,663 | 26.9 |
New River Community And Technical College | Beaver | WV | 205 | 760 | 26.9 |
Tom P. Haney Technical Center | Panama City | FL | 14 | 52 | 26.9 |
Washington County Community College | Calais | ME | 37 | 138 | 26.8 |
Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine | NC | 19 | 71 | 26.7 |
Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | TX | 145 | 543 | 26.7 |
Warren County Career Center | Lebanon | OH | 49 | 184 | 26.6 |
Ashland Community And Technical College | Ashland | KY | 270 | 1,016 | 26.5 |
Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | NC | 1,049 | 3,966 | 26.4 |
Alliance City Schools Career Centre | Alliance | OH | 20 | 76 | 26.3 |
City Colleges Of Chicago - Kennedy King College | Chicago | IL | 305 | 1,158 | 26.3 |
Fullerton College | Fullerton | CA | 136 | 517 | 26.3 |
Haywood Community College | Clyde | NC | 50 | 190 | 26.3 |
University Of South Carolina - Union | Union | SC | 52 | 197 | 26.3 |
Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | NC | 77 | 292 | 26.3 |
Clark State Community College | Springfield | OH | 600 | 2,287 | 26.2 |
Nash Community College | Rocky Mount | NC | 108 | 411 | 26.2 |
Southcentral Kentucky Community And Technical College | Bowling Green | KY | 303 | 1,156 | 26.2 |
Terra State Community College | Fremont | OH | 278 | 1,060 | 26.2 |
Stark State College | North Canton | OH | 1,492 | 5,718 | 26.0 |
Reading Area Community College | Reading | PA | 464 | 1,788 | 25.9 |
Pitt Community College | Winterville | NC | 587 | 2,274 | 25.8 |
Bladen Community College | Dublin | NC | 20 | 78 | 25.6 |
Charles Stewart Mott Community College | Flint | MI | 958 | 3,728 | 25.6 |
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | NC | 274 | 1,072 | 25.5 |
Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | NC | 184 | 719 | 25.5 |
Laney College | Oakland | CA | 45 | 176 | 25.5 |
Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | IL | 182 | 712 | 25.5 |
Yavapai College | Prescott | AZ | 197 | 771 | 25.5 |
Gateway Technical College | Kenosha | WI | 689 | 2,712 | 25.4 |
Parkland College | Champaign | IL | 506 | 1,987 | 25.4 |
Albany Technical College | Albany | GA | 443 | 1,745 | 25.3 |
Clovis Community College | Fresno | CA | 65 | 256 | 25.3 |
Craven Community College | New Bern | NC | 78 | 308 | 25.3 |
Hazard Community And Technical College | Hazard | KY | 177 | 699 | 25.3 |
Reedley College | Reedley | CA | 65 | 256 | 25.3 |
Somerset Community College | Somerset | KY | 548 | 2,158 | 25.3 |
Dakota College At Bottineau | Bottineau | ND | 53 | 210 | 25.2 |
Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | GA | 243 | 961 | 25.2 |
Florida Gateway College | Lake City | FL | 86 | 342 | 25.1 |
Hartnell Community College | Salinas | CA | 11 | 44 | 25.0 |
University Of Hawaii Maui College | Kahului | HI | 201 | 804 | 25.0 |
Bainbridge State College | Bainbridge | GA | 314 | 1,257 | 24.9 |
Connors State College | Warner | OK | 186 | 745 | 24.9 |
Umpqua Community College | Roseburg | OR | 232 | 931 | 24.9 |
Central Oregon Community College | Bend | OR | 610 | 2,455 | 24.8 |
Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen | WA | 56 | 225 | 24.8 |
Rogue Community College | Grants Pass | OR | 313 | 1,258 | 24.8 |
Southern State Community College | Hillsboro | OH | 284 | 1,144 | 24.8 |
Gateway Community College | Phoenix | AZ | 390 | 1,578 | 24.7 |
West Hills Community College | Coalinga | CA | 45 | 182 | 24.7 |
West Kentucky Community And Technical College | Paducah | KY | 279 | 1,127 | 24.7 |
Ellsworth Community College | Iowa Falls | IA | 101 | 410 | 24.6 |
James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville | NC | 84 | 341 | 24.6 |
North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | GA | 75 | 304 | 24.6 |
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College | St Paul | MN | 671 | 2,720 | 24.6 |
Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | GA | 507 | 2,063 | 24.5 |
Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek | MI | 493 | 2,010 | 24.5 |
Mountwest Community And Technical College | Huntington | WV | 201 | 819 | 24.5 |
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology - Nashville | Nashville | TN | 76 | 309 | 24.5 |
West Shore Community College | Scottville | MI | 58 | 236 | 24.5 |
West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | WV | 159 | 647 | 24.5 |
Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | NC | 431 | 1,766 | 24.4 |
Maysville Community And Technical College | Maysville | KY | 226 | 925 | 24.4 |
Northwest - Shoals Community College | Muscle Shoals | AL | 166 | 680 | 24.4 |
Owensboro Community & Technical College | Owensboro | KY | 228 | 932 | 24.4 |
Wilson Community College | Wilson | NC | 47 | 192 | 24.4 |
Zane State College | Zanesville | OH | 281 | 1,150 | 24.4 |
Institute Of American Indian & Alaska Native Culture & Artsdevelo | Santa Fe | NM | 18 | 74 | 24.3 |
Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac | MI | 186 | 763 | 24.3 |
Woodland Community College | Woodland | CA | 20 | 82 | 24.3 |
Glen Oaks Community College | Centerville | MI | 71 | 293 | 24.2 |
Luna Community College | Las Vegas | NM | 32 | 132 | 24.2 |
Northern New Mexico College | El Rito | NM | 34 | 140 | 24.2 |
Owens State Community College | Perrysburg | OH | 1,371 | 5,663 | 24.2 |
Sandusky Career Center | Sandusky | OH | 16 | 66 | 24.2 |
Antelope Valley College | Lancaster | CA | 396 | 1,640 | 24.1 |
College Of The Desert | Palm Desert | CA | 55 | 229 | 24.0 |
Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | NC | 324 | 1,347 | 24.0 |
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College | Mount Carmel | IL | 12 | 50 | 24.0 |
Peninsula College | Port Angeles | WA | 107 | 445 | 24.0 |
Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | IL | 506 | 2,100 | 24.0 |
West Virginia University - Parkersburg | Parkersburg | WV | 254 | 1,057 | 24.0 |
Henry Ford College | Dearborn | MI | 1,653 | 6,896 | 23.9 |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | MS | 419 | 1,747 | 23.9 |
Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College | Miami | OK | 192 | 803 | 23.9 |
West Hills College Lemoore | Lemoore | CA | 39 | 163 | 23.9 |
Henderson Community College | Henderson | KY | 112 | 470 | 23.8 |
Itawamba Community College | Fulton | MS | 345 | 1,455 | 23.7 |
Lane Community College | Eugene | OR | 1,200 | 5,058 | 23.7 |
State Fair Community College | Sedalia | MO | 354 | 1,488 | 23.7 |
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Cincinnati | OH | 1,180 | 4,991 | 23.6 |
Hinds Community College | Raymond | MS | 959 | 4,057 | 23.6 |
Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | NC | 61 | 258 | 23.6 |
Belmont College | Saint Clairsville | OH | 171 | 727 | 23.5 |
Chemeketa Community College | Salem | OR | 972 | 4,123 | 23.5 |
Eastern Oklahoma State College | Wilburton | OK | 103 | 437 | 23.5 |
Mount Hood Community College | Gresham | OR | 757 | 3,211 | 23.5 |
Northern Maine Community College | Presque Isle | ME | 60 | 255 | 23.5 |
Ventura College | Ventura | CA | 110 | 467 | 23.5 |
College Of The Siskiyous | Weed | CA | 77 | 328 | 23.4 |
Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | CA | 124 | 529 | 23.4 |
Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor | MI | 175 | 745 | 23.4 |
College Of Marin | Kentfield | CA | 91 | 389 | 23.3 |
Holmes Community College | Goodman | MS | 320 | 1,369 | 23.3 |
Klamath Community College | Klamath Falls | OR | 130 | 556 | 23.3 |
Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | NC | 525 | 2,259 | 23.2 |
Harris - Stowe State University | Saint Louis | MO | 157 | 675 | 23.2 |
Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | MI | 752 | 3,234 | 23.2 |
Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | MO | 198 | 851 | 23.2 |
American River College | Sacramento | CA | 361 | 1,558 | 23.1 |
City Colleges Of Chicago - Malcolm X College | Chicago | IL | 145 | 626 | 23.1 |
Garrett College | Mchenry | MD | 57 | 246 | 23.1 |
Gateway Community And Technical College | Florence | KY | 304 | 1,313 | 23.1 |
Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee | WI | 1,545 | 6,674 | 23.1 |
Tallahassee Community College | Tallahassee | FL | 957 | 4,126 | 23.1 |
Windward Community College | Kaneohe | HI | 96 | 414 | 23.1 |
Kishwaukee College | Malta | IL | 184 | 799 | 23.0 |
South Central Career Center | West Plains | MO | 12 | 52 | 23.0 |
Southern University At Shreveport - Bossier City | Shreveport | LA | 293 | 1,270 | 23.0 |
West Georgia Technical College | Waco | GA | 279 | 1,211 | 23.0 |
Blue Mountain Community College | Pendleton | OR | 116 | 506 | 22.9 |
San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | CA | 186 | 810 | 22.9 |
Sinclair Community College | Dayton | OH | 1,458 | 6,343 | 22.9 |
Mesa Community College | Mesa | AZ | 1,152 | 5,033 | 22.8 |
Western Dakota Technical Institute | Rapid City | SD | 143 | 627 | 22.8 |
Collins Career Technical Center | Chesapeake | OH | 52 | 229 | 22.7 |
Shasta College | Redding | CA | 109 | 479 | 22.7 |
Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | TN | 224 | 989 | 22.6 |
North Idaho College | Coeur D'Alene | ID | 433 | 1,910 | 22.6 |
Richland Community College | Decatur | IL | 94 | 415 | 22.6 |
Southern Arkansas University Tech | Camden | AR | 56 | 247 | 22.6 |
Central Arizona College | Coolidge | AZ | 227 | 1,008 | 22.5 |
Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | AZ | 380 | 1,688 | 22.5 |
Durham Technical Community College | Durham | NC | 150 | 667 | 22.4 |
Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | IA | 538 | 2,400 | 22.4 |
East Arkansas Community College | Forrest City | AR | 21 | 94 | 22.3 |
Johnston Community College | Smithfield | NC | 134 | 599 | 22.3 |
Mesabi Range College | Virginia | MN | 102 | 456 | 22.3 |
Auburn Career Center | Concord Township | OH | 12 | 54 | 22.2 |
Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | TN | 839 | 3,768 | 22.2 |
East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | MS | 439 | 1,972 | 22.2 |
Enterprise State Community College | Enterprise | AL | 109 | 490 | 22.2 |
Hocking Technical College | Nelsonville | OH | 489 | 2,201 | 22.2 |
Southeastern Community College | West Burlington | IA | 188 | 845 | 22.2 |
Wayne County Schools Career Center | Smithville | OH | 16 | 72 | 22.2 |
Bossier Parish Community College | Bossier City | LA | 573 | 2,589 | 22.1 |
College Of Western Idaho | Nampa | ID | 686 | 3,098 | 22.1 |
Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College | Cloquet | MN | 97 | 438 | 22.1 |
Clovis Community College | Clovis | NM | 50 | 227 | 22.0 |
Muskegon Community College | Muskegon | MI | 165 | 747 | 22.0 |
Phillips Community College Of The University Of Arkansas | Helena | AR | 13 | 59 | 22.0 |
Piedmont Community College | Roxboro | NC | 33 | 150 | 22.0 |
South Florida State College | Avon Park | FL | 34 | 154 | 22.0 |
Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee | WA | 137 | 620 | 22.0 |
Augusta Technical College | Augusta | GA | 214 | 973 | 21.9 |
Davidson County Community College | Thomasville | NC | 173 | 787 | 21.9 |
East Georgia State College | Swainsboro | GA | 309 | 1,407 | 21.9 |
Ivy Tech Community College Of Indiana | Indianapolis | IN | 7,532 | 34,392 | 21.9 |
Rio Salado Community College | Tempe | AZ | 1,095 | 4,991 | 21.9 |
South Arkansas Community College | El Dorado | AR | 106 | 483 | 21.9 |