At Safford College of Beauty Culture, 38 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The analysis uses data that tracks borrowers at all colleges and universities receiving federal student aid. The 2014 cohort accounts for borrowers who entered repayment on selected federal loans in the given fiscal year and defaulted before the end of the second fiscal year.
Altogether, 66 institutions based in Arizona had 304,402 borrowers in repayment in the 2014 cohort. And 41,648 of them were in default – a default rate of 13.68 percent, which is above the national rate of about 11.5 percent.
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Default rate
| School | City | Total number of borrowers | Number of borrowers in default | Default rate |
| Safford College Of Beauty Culture | Safford | 71 | 27 | 38.0 |
| South Mountain Community College | Phoenix | 1,029 | 343 | 33.3 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | 3,145 | 975 | 31.0 |
| Yavapai College | Prescott | 771 | 197 | 25.5 |
| Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts | Pasadena | 5,581 | 1,392 | 24.9 |
| Gateway Community College | Phoenix | 1,578 | 390 | 24.7 |
| Arizona Culinary Institute | Scottsdale | 106 | 26 | 24.5 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | 5,033 | 1,152 | 22.8 |
| Central Arizona College | Coolidge | 1,008 | 227 | 22.5 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | 1,688 | 380 | 22.5 |
| Rio Salado Community College | Tempe | 4,991 | 1,095 | 21.9 |
| Art Institute Of Phoenix (The) | Phoenix | 18,402 | 3,857 | 20.9 |
| Arizona College | Glendale | 754 | 154 | 20.4 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | 3,495 | 715 | 20.4 |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | 1,266 | 249 | 19.6 |
| Pima County Community College | Tucson | 4,037 | 780 | 19.3 |
| Cortiva Institute - Tucson | Tucson | 214 | 41 | 19.1 |
| Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | 1,574 | 302 | 19.1 |
| Carrington College | Boise | 2,400 | 458 | 19.0 |
| Collegeamerica - Flagstaff | Flagstaff | 495 | 92 | 18.5 |
| Universal Technical Institute | Phoenix | 4,453 | 819 | 18.3 |
| National Paralegal College | Phoenix | 341 | 62 | 18.1 |
| Coconino County Community College | Flagstaff | 492 | 89 | 18.0 |
| Avalon School Of Cosmetology | Alameda | 535 | 96 | 17.9 |
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | 869 | 152 | 17.4 |
| Chandler - Gilbert Community College | Chandler | 1,752 | 304 | 17.3 |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma | 390 | 67 | 17.1 |
| Cortiva Institute - Scottsdale | Scottsdale | 64 | 11 | 17.1 |
| University Of Advancing Computer Technology | Tempe | 413 | 68 | 16.4 |
| Turning Point Beauty College | Casa Grande | 39 | 6 | 15.3 |
| International Baptist College & Seminary | Chandler | 35 | 5 | 14.2 |
| All Beauty College | Fort Mohave | 43 | 6 | 13.9 |
| Universal Technical Institute | Houston | 5,456 | 760 | 13.9 |
| Southwest Institute Of Healing Arts | Tempe | 554 | 75 | 13.5 |
| University Of Phoenix | Tempe | 159,144 | 20,528 | 12.8 |
| Conservatory Of Recording Arts & Sciences | Tempe | 498 | 61 | 12.2 |
| Paul Mitchell The School Phoenix | Phoenix | 102 | 12 | 11.7 |
| Pure Aesthetics | Tucson | 34 | 4 | 11.7 |
| Arizona Academy Of Beauty | Tucson | 125 | 14 | 11.2 |
| Southwest University Of Visual Arts | Tucson | 128 | 14 | 10.9 |
| Aveda Institute Tucson | Tucson | 75 | 8 | 10.6 |
| Western International University | Tempe | 931 | 98 | 10.5 |
| Brookline College | Phoenix | 1,748 | 183 | 10.4 |
| American Institute Of Interior Design | Fountain Hills | 40 | 4 | 10.0 |
| Hds Truck Driving Institute | Tucson | 71 | 7 | 9.8 |
| Studio Academy Of Beauty (The) | Chandler | 205 | 20 | 9.7 |
| Bryan University | Springfield | 920 | 88 | 9.5 |
| Pima Medical Institute | Albuquerque | 6,836 | 639 | 9.3 |
| Charles Of Italy Beauty College | Lake Havasu City | 67 | 6 | 8.9 |
| Refrigeration School (The) | Phoenix | 413 | 37 | 8.9 |
| Roberto-Venn School Of Luthiery | Phoenix | 45 | 4 | 8.8 |
| American Institute Of Trucking | Phoenix | 671 | 59 | 8.7 |
| Tucson College Of Beauty | Tucson | 57 | 5 | 8.7 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | 26,545 | 2,278 | 8.5 |
| Arizona Christian University | Phoenix | 156 | 12 | 7.6 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | 6,999 | 509 | 7.2 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe | 17,420 | 1,175 | 6.7 |
| University Of Arizona (The) | Tucson | 6,686 | 449 | 6.7 |
| Phoenix Seminary | Phoenix | 45 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Phoenix Institute Of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture | Phoenix | 48 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Cochise College | Sierra Vista | 262 | 16 | 6.1 |
| Prescott College | Prescott | 420 | 26 | 6.1 |
| Southwest College Of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences | Tempe | 99 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Penrose Academy | Scottsdale | 116 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Arizona School Of Acupuncture And Oriental Medicine | Tucson | 46 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Arizona Summit Law School | Phoenix | 376 | 4 | 1.0 |