Fortis Institute is among two-year universities in Maryland that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.
The analysis uses data from the U.S. Department of Education that tracks borrowers at schools receiving federal student aid where the shortest programs earn associate’s degrees. 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.
Borrowers in Default
| School | City | Number of borrowers in default |
| Community College Of Baltimore County | Baltimore | 535 |
| Fortis Institute | Towson | 498 |
| Prince George's Community College | Largo | 393 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold | 291 |
| Montgomery College | Rockville | 278 |
| Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | 239 |
| Brightwood College | Baltimore | 176 |
| Allegany College Of Maryland | Cumberland | 164 |
| Brightwood College | Beltsville | 86 |
| College Of Southern Maryland | La Plata | 85 |
| Howard Community College | Columbia | 83 |
| Brightwood College | Towson | 68 |
| Lincoln College Of Technology | Columbia | 61 |
| Garrett College | Mchenry | 57 |
| Frederick Community College | Frederick | 53 |
| Wor-Wic Community College | Salisbury | 43 |
| Cecil College | North East | 40 |
| Harford Community College | Bel Air | 40 |
| Carroll Community College | Westminster | 5 |
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