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College students, often bombarded with tempting offers to apply for credit cards, are using credit to pay tuition, books, meals and transportation. Consider these findings from a recent survey by U.S. Public Interest Research Groups:
66%
Percentage of college students with at least one credit card
70%
Percent who pay their own monthly bills
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24%
Percentage who used credit cards to help pay tuition
More than $2,600
Credit card debt the average student will graduate with MCT