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Arizona’s student loan default rate tops nation; University of Phoenix key factor

David Rookhuyzen, Cronkite News Service//October 4, 2010//

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Arizona’s student loan default rate tops nation; University of Phoenix key factor

Arizona’s student loan default rate tops nation; University of Phoenix key factor

David Rookhuyzen, Cronkite News Service//October 4, 2010//

[caption id="attachment_30049" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University of Phoenix’s student loan default rate for fiscal 2008 was 12.9 percent and accounted for 70 percent of defaults attributed to Arizona. (Cronkite News...

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