The 500 colleges where former students aren't repaying their loans, and why

Federal data shows many borrowers who aren't paying their loans went to private, for-profit colleges — schools that often market to low-income students and rely on federal financial aid for revenue.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5443x7620+0+0/resize/5443x7620!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F91%2Fab94f0b4431fbcc9531ecb290dff%2Flisa-collenbaugh-001.JPG' alt='Lisa Collenbaugh says she still owes the U.S. government $10,389.47 for the certificate program she couldn't afford to finish at UEI College.'/><p>Federal data shows many borrowers who aren't paying their loans went to private, for-profit colleges — schools that often market to low-income students and rely on federal financial aid for revenue.</p><p>(Image credit: Jessica Pons for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5946419' />