While community colleges are known for being affordable, student loan debt is still a reality for many students.
On average, roughly 19 percent of last year’s graduates across the nine community colleges in the Houston region had student debt.
Houston-area community colleges regularly charge students thousands of dollars each year to attend the institutions, state data shows, with price tags at some colleges reaching nearly $4,000 per year. Although the rates are far less than those of four-year universities, and many community colleges are discussing how they can make school even cheaper following a boost in state funding, some students still must turn to student loans to get through.
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