student debt

N.H. Students Graduate With Highest Debt Loads In Nation

Todd Bookman — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:13:34 +0000

New data released today shows New Hampshire students graduating with the highest debt loads in the nation.

According to a report from the Institute for College Access and Success, the Class of 2011 averaged $32,440 in debt.

It’s the second year in a row New Hampshire has had the highest average load.

WOM's 2012 Commencement Speech

Todd Bookman, Rebecca Lavoie and Taylor Quimby — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:57 +0000

Charles Wheelan’s unconventional advice for graduates got us talking about the twists and turns of our own post-graduate lives. The path life takes, as we know, zigs as often as it zags…so Virginia Prescott asked a few colleagues to record what they wish they’d been told on that expectant day.

The Student Debt Debacle

Laura Knoy — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:54:24 +0000

By some estimates, U.S. college debt has hit a staggering one trillion dollars. And New Hampshire students are first in the nation when it comes to the average debt burden. Some blame colleges and universities for hiking tuition. Others blame states for steep funding cuts. Meanwhile, many say our entire higher education system needs a serious financial overhaul.

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