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94 percent of students at HBCU borrow money to fund education
Not only that, but the students are more diverse: The number of African American and Latino students more than doubled; the number of females doubled. In 2005, 21 states had not even one African American student in an AP computer science course—that number is now down to five. Reyes told me that the course is the largest launch in AP history—and AP has been around for 60 years.
While private lenders may lose a portion of funds from the federally backed loans in the form of subsidies, it’s absurd to say they’ll be completely knocked out of the industry.
“I think the vastness of who we are is not well understood because the data is not in one central location,” said Spelman vice provost for research Tasha Inniss.
Per the university's press release, in Texas alone, Black families account for 85% of all SCD diagnoses, and often while away from their primary care physicians, students can be unsure of how to manage their specific needs.