Posted on 06/06/2021 7:33:21 AM PDT by deport
To the surprise of many students and parents, public colleges in every state except Louisiana use for-profit debt collection agencies to recover overdue tuition, library fees and even parking ticket fines. Many universities add late fees to students' bills, and when debt collectors add another 40 percent, students can end up owing thousands of dollars more than they did originally.
In some states, the law requires public colleges to use collection agencies if debts go unpaid for too long. Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, sends overdue accounts to private debt collection companies after about six months, according to the university’s public information officer. More than 2,200 students owe about $5 million (an average of more than $2,200). The students can't re-enroll until their debts are fully paid.
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Learning economics the hard way.
Minorities, LGBTQs and children affected most!
“... students can end up owing thousands of dollars more than they did originally.”
No Way!
Uh, if the schools were worth a damn, if the students were learning, they wouldn’t need NB frickin’ C “news” to point this out. Pathetic.
you hold their diploma or enrollment till their bursars bill is paid
Are they having a hard time finding a job with their SJW degree?
Shocking.
Back in the day, we couldn’t graduate until the bills were paid.
That’s why they had to get rid of the Mafia. So they could take their place.
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