Missouri Western sophomore Crystal Crawford knows what it is like to have to take out money for school with worries about being able to pay it back.
“I went to school solely on grants and scholarships at Northwest, but when I transferred here, I had to start taking out loans. I was surprised at how ridiculously fast it can add up!” she said.
Credit cards are also a big factor in college student debt.
“I got a Kay Jewelers card my freshman year and I did good keeping it paid until I had to start taking out loans, and it just gets harder and harder to keep things paid,” said Crawford.
According to The Institute for Higher Education Policy, a nonprofit organization that researches and features educational information, about 35 percent of borrowers made timely loan payments without becoming delinquent in 2005, totaling over $13 billion in loans.
In a March 2011 research of 2005 graduates, the IHEP reported, “About 15 percent of borrowers not only became delinquent, but also had defaulted on their loan(s) at some point during the first five years of their repayment term”.
According to USA Today, the average amount owed by college graduates is $19,000. However, they also reported that “Many undergrads, though, have debt exceeding $40,000”.
At Missouri Western specifically, according to the financial aid department, 56.24 percent of students have federal loans which totals $21,782,317. The average loan amount per Western student is $6,535. In some cases, almost double the amounts of students have loans as do students have grants, scholarships, or participate in a work-study program.
Not only are student loans a big factor in debt among college students, but credit cards attribute to that debt, as well.
Credit cards are typically part of the debt that college students rack up, as according to the College Student Credit Card website, the average balance that students owe on their credit cards is $885.
They also reported that the average student has at least two credit cards, some have up to 4 and only 17 percent of students do not own credit cards. On average, they reported that only 55 percent of college students with credit cards pay off their credit card debt.
Missouri Western junior, Courtney Boner knows what it is like to obtain and to use credit cards.
“I have one store credit card, but I always make sure I never charge so much on it that I am unable to pay the balance in full with my next paycheck” she said.
Boner uses her credit card intelligently, refusing to rack up any more debt than she has to.
“I figure I have enough with student loans, I would rather not owe any more than I absolutely have to once I graduate,” she said.
Missouri Western sophomore Lisa Winslow says she refuses to even sign up for a credit card.
“I used to have one, but they are all trouble. I have too much money out in loans as it is!” she said.
While credit cards can be a bad idea if they are not used and paid off wisely, there are some advantages to college students using credit cards. Using credit cards intelligently can help out by bettering your credit score which, in turn, can help you buy a car, a home, or get a job. They can also help a student establish credit, which is also very useful in making big purchases like a car or a house.
“If I see something that I want, but I know I can’t pay it off, I just refuse to buy it. Sometimes it is hard to do, but I haven’t let myself do it yet!” Boner said.
“I went to school solely on grants and scholarships at Northwest, but when I transferred here, I had to start taking out loans. I was surprised at how ridiculously fast it can add up!” she said.
Credit cards are also a big factor in college student debt.
“I got a Kay Jewelers card my freshman year and I did good keeping it paid until I had to start taking out loans, and it just gets harder and harder to keep things paid,” said Crawford.
According to The Institute for Higher Education Policy, a nonprofit organization that researches and features educational information, about 35 percent of borrowers made timely loan payments without becoming delinquent in 2005, totaling over $13 billion in loans.
In a March 2011 research of 2005 graduates, the IHEP reported, “About 15 percent of borrowers not only became delinquent, but also had defaulted on their loan(s) at some point during the first five years of their repayment term”.
According to USA Today, the average amount owed by college graduates is $19,000. However, they also reported that “Many undergrads, though, have debt exceeding $40,000”.
At Missouri Western specifically, according to the financial aid department, 56.24 percent of students have federal loans which totals $21,782,317. The average loan amount per Western student is $6,535. In some cases, almost double the amounts of students have loans as do students have grants, scholarships, or participate in a work-study program.
Not only are student loans a big factor in debt among college students, but credit cards attribute to that debt, as well.
Credit cards are typically part of the debt that college students rack up, as according to the College Student Credit Card website, the average balance that students owe on their credit cards is $885.
They also reported that the average student has at least two credit cards, some have up to 4 and only 17 percent of students do not own credit cards. On average, they reported that only 55 percent of college students with credit cards pay off their credit card debt.
Missouri Western junior, Courtney Boner knows what it is like to obtain and to use credit cards.
“I have one store credit card, but I always make sure I never charge so much on it that I am unable to pay the balance in full with my next paycheck” she said.
Boner uses her credit card intelligently, refusing to rack up any more debt than she has to.
“I figure I have enough with student loans, I would rather not owe any more than I absolutely have to once I graduate,” she said.
Missouri Western sophomore Lisa Winslow says she refuses to even sign up for a credit card.
“I used to have one, but they are all trouble. I have too much money out in loans as it is!” she said.
While credit cards can be a bad idea if they are not used and paid off wisely, there are some advantages to college students using credit cards. Using credit cards intelligently can help out by bettering your credit score which, in turn, can help you buy a car, a home, or get a job. They can also help a student establish credit, which is also very useful in making big purchases like a car or a house.
“If I see something that I want, but I know I can’t pay it off, I just refuse to buy it. Sometimes it is hard to do, but I haven’t let myself do it yet!” Boner said.
Tips from College Student Credit Card on using your credit cards wisely:
• Consider your purchases. Buy things you need
before things you want, and consider whether you
would buy the item(s) if you were not charging it.
• Budget. Do not spend more than you have.
Pay off the balance each month. If you pay off your
balance each month, you do not have to pay interest.
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