by our College Data Analytics TeamHere you will find what students actually borrow to attend California College of ASU: median debt, the percentile spread, total borrowing including PLUS loans, and the cost to repay. The data below is drawn directly from federal sources.
For incoming students at Columbia College Hollywood, 50% of first-year students take on loan debt, at roughly $14,666 each — a figure that counts both private and federal student loans.
On the federal side, the average loan is $7,500. That is at or past the $5,500 federal first-year limit for the typical dependent freshman. Bear in mind the undergraduate averages later on cover federal loans only, whereas this freshman total folds in private loans too.
Among all degree-seeking undergrads at Columbia College Hollywood, 62% use federal student loans to help pay for their education, at an average of $6,764 per year. It comes to 9.8% lower than the $7,500 borrowed by freshmen.
At a steady annual pace, that totals around $13,528 by year two and around $27,056 over four years. These figures assume identical federal borrowing each year and omit private and Parent PLUS loans.
| Undergraduate federal borrowing | Value |
|---|---|
| Share using federal loans | 62% |
| Average federal loan per year | $6,764 |
| Undergraduates with a federal loan | 92 |
| Total federal loans (one year) | $622,296 |
The median student at Columbia College Hollywood borrows $13,167 in federal student loans.
| Borrower group | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| All federal borrowers | $13,167 |
| Students who completed (graduates) | $25,000 |
| Students who withdrew | $6,334 |
Withdrawn-student debt matters because those borrowers carry the loans without the degree that helps repay them.
The median hides the spread, so the percentiles below show cumulative federal debt at four points in the distribution for Columbia College Hollywood.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,500 |
| 25th percentile | $5,917 |
| 75th percentile | $27,250 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $40,000 |
The gap between the 10th and 90th percentile is the clearest single measure of how widely borrowing varies at Columbia College Hollywood.
The figures above count only the students own federal loans. Adding PLUS loans (borrowed by parents or graduate students) gives a fuller picture of total borrowing at Columbia College Hollywood.
| Group | Borrowers | Median debt incl. PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| All borrowers | 244 | $31,467 |
| Completed (graduates) | 135 | $47,502 |
| Did not complete | 109 | $21,200 |
For students who completed, the median total debt including PLUS loans works out to a standard 10-year payment of about $564.85/mo.
Repayment burden translates the debt figures into what a borrower actually pays each month. Columbia College Hollywood.
The default rate measures how many borrowers fall behind and ultimately fail to repay their federal loans. The federal two-year cohort default rate for Columbia College Hollywood appears below.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| 2-year cohort default rate | 3.3% |
| Borrowers in the cohort | 89 |
A lower default rate generally signals that graduates earn enough to manage their loan payments.
The breakdowns below show median federal debt by income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $12,000 |
| Middle income | $13,279 |
| High income | $15,907 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,668 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,167 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $13,500 |
| Independent students | $12,667 |
Federal data publishes the following gap measures for Columbia College Hollywood.
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans
With an unsubsidized loan, interest starts adding up the day the loan is disbursed, including during school. Subsidized loans, by contrast, do not accrue interest while you are enrolled at least half-time, which makes them the less expensive option when you qualify.
Important to Remember
Federal student loans are not discharged in bankruptcy in all but the rarest cases, and the government can withhold part of your income or tax refund if you default.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.