by our College Data Analytics TeamHere you will find what students actually borrow to attend Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg: median debt, the percentile spread, total borrowing including PLUS loans, and the cost to repay. The data below is drawn directly from federal sources.
Among first-year students at Triangle Tech - Greensburg, 72% of incoming undergraduates borrow in year one, averaging $7,611 per student, private and federal loans combined.
The average federal loan is $5,291, or about 96.2% of the $5,500 first-year federal borrowing limit for a typical dependent freshman. Keep in mind the all-undergraduate averages further down count federal loans only, unlike this private-plus-federal freshman figure.
For undergraduates overall at Triangle Tech - Greensburg, 70% finance part of their studies with federal loans, with a mean of $6,510 in federal loans per year. This works out to 23.0% more than the first-year federal average of $5,291.
Borrowing at that rate every year works out to about $13,020 across two years and $26,040 over a four-year span. This assumes steady federal borrowing and leaves out private and Parent PLUS loans.
| Undergraduate federal borrowing | Value |
|---|---|
| Share using federal loans | 70% |
| Average federal loan per year | $6,510 |
| Undergraduates with a federal loan | 70 |
| Total federal loans (one year) | $455,674 |
The median student at Triangle Tech - Greensburg borrows $12,000 in federal borrowing.
| Borrower group | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| All federal borrowers | $12,000 |
| Students who completed (graduates) | $12,000 |
| Students who withdrew | $5,500 |
Withdrawn-student debt matters because those borrowers carry the loans without the degree that helps repay them.
Looking only at the median is misleading — these four percentiles describe the full debt distribution for borrowers at Triangle Tech - Greensburg.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $9,500 |
| 75th percentile | $17,696 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $20,000 |
The spread between the lowest- and highest-debt deciles summarizes how variable outcomes are at Triangle Tech - Greensburg.
Median federal debt understates the full cost when PLUS loans are included. The totals below add PLUS borrowing for Triangle Tech - Greensburg.
| Group | Borrowers | Median debt incl. PLUS |
|---|---|---|
| All borrowers | 112 | $16,068 |
| Completed (graduates) | 87 | $18,724 |
| Did not complete | 25 | $8,288 |
On a standard 10-year plan, the median completing borrower would pay about $222.65/mo.
These figures turn the debt totals into a monthly repayment picture for Triangle Tech - Greensburg.
A loan default — failing to keep up with federal student-loan payments — is one of the worst financial outcomes a borrower can face. Two-year cohort default-rate data for Triangle Tech - Greensburg appears below.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| 2-year cohort default rate | 5.7% |
| Borrowers in the cohort | 244 |
The cohort default rate tracks borrowers who entered repayment in a given year and defaulted within the two-year measurement window.
Borrowing varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,971 |
| Middle income | $12,000 |
| High income | $12,000 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Borrowing
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,000 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,000 |
| Independent students | $19,533 |
Federal data publishes the following gap measures for Triangle Tech - Greensburg.
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?
Unlike most other debt, federal student loans generally survive bankruptcy — and unpaid balances can lead to wage garnishment — so borrow only what you truly need.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.