OVERVIEW:
Type of Program: Loan (must be re-paid)
Federal Direct Student Loan is financial aid that must be repaid back. Direct loans are low-interest education loans for students to help pay for college costs. There is no credit check or cosigner required to qualify. The lender is the U.S. Department of Education, which assigns loans to one of its contracted loan servicers throughout the country after a loan is originated by a school for a student.
While we neither promote nor advocate student loans, we do provide information on the process and the rights & responsibilities that accompany obtaining both subsidized and unsubsidized student loans to interested students. It is our hope that the information on this site will help you make an informed decision about borrowing student loans.
Please review our Loan Eligibility Information for answers to frequently asked questions.
WHAT IS A COHORT DEFAULT RATE?
A school’s cohort default rate (CDR) is the percentage of a school’s students who had certain federal student loans enter repayment in a federal fiscal year and then default before the end of the cohort default rate period.
Cohort default rates are based on federal fiscal years. Federal fiscal years begin October 1 of a calendar year and end on September 30th of the following calendar year. Each federal fiscal year refers to the calendar year in which it ends.
In the event Palomar College rises above the national average CDR (Cohort Default Rate), identified Service Members will be notified via email of the CDR status.
Palomar College most recent CDRs:
FY 2019: 5.3%
FY 2018: 14.5%
FY 2017: 11.2%
Please refer to the Cohort Default Rate Guide for a more in-depth description of cohort default rates and how the rates are calculated.