by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is federal data on the loans students use to pay for Compton College: median debt, the percentile spread, total borrowing including PLUS loans, and the cost to repay. The data below is drawn directly from federal sources.
Looking at the entering class at Compton College, 4% of incoming undergraduates borrow in year one, borrowing on average $7,596 apiece. This figure includes both private and federally funded student loans.
On the federal side, the average loan is $7,596. That sits at or beyond the $5,500 first-year federal limit for a typical dependent student. Remember the all-undergraduate figures below leave out private loans, so they will look lower than this private-plus-federal freshman amount.
For undergraduates overall at Compton College, 4% finance part of their studies with federal loans, at an average of $7,745 each per year. This works out to 2.0% greater than the freshman federal average of $7,596.
Repeating that yearly amount projects to about $15,490 by year two and around $30,980 over four years. These projections assume the same federal borrowing each year and exclude private and Parent PLUS loans.
| Undergraduate federal borrowing | Value |
|---|---|
| Share using federal loans | 4% |
| Average federal loan per year | $7,745 |
| Undergraduates with a federal loan | 126 |
| Total federal loans (one year) | $975,829 |
The median student at Compton College borrows $6,463 of cumulative federal debt.
| Borrower group | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| All federal borrowers | $6,463 |
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 Compton College.
| Group | Borrowers | Median debt incl. PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| All borrowers | 169 | $9,426 |
These figures turn the debt totals into a monthly repayment picture for Compton College.
Federal data publishes the following gap measures for Compton College.
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans
Unsubsidized federal student loans accrue interest every month — even while you are still enrolled. Unless you pay that interest as it builds, the balance you owe at graduation can be noticeably higher than the amount you originally borrowed.
Did You Know?
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.