Helpful Links

FinAid contains valuable information including information about: scholarship scams and frauds that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating, calculators for everything from determining your monthly loan repayment to estimating your Expected Family Contribution, and links to preferred lenders and scholarship searches.

If you are a male between the ages of 18 and 25, and you have not registered with Selective Service you can do so at the Selective Service site. If you have registered, but you have lost your proof of registration, you can obtain your Selective Service registration number here.

The Department of Education is the federal agency that regulates financial aid. Their home page has a variety of current information concerning the current fiscal year.

A one stop shop giving students access to information about financial aid, career development, education planning, consumer protection and a wide variety of other topics.

This is an online brochure provided by the U.S. Department of Education. This brochure covers sources of free information about student aid.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

West Virginia Pre-Paid Tuition Plan

Begin planning early by prepaying the cost of your young child's college tuition.

An organization which has contracted with WVSU to provide a monthly payment plan to WVSU/WVSCTC students.

LOAN INFORMATION

Sallie Mae Home Page

For useful information on FFELP loans, including loan applications, alternative loans, current borrower information, loan consolidation and scholarship searches.

Get information on existing Direct Loans, including account information, payment history and payment amounts.

Are student loans driving you crazy? Review the consolidation web site to help you decide about Direct Loan consolidation.

If you're a teacher serving in a low-income or subject-matter shortage area, it may be possible for you to cancel or defer your student loans.

The SFA Ombudsman works with student loan borrowers to informally resolve loan disputes and problems.

The National Student Clearinghouse, a non-profit association founded by the higher education community, streamlines the student record verification process for colleges and universities, students and alumni, lending institutions, employers, and other organizations. The Clearinghouse maintains a comprehensive electronic registry of student records that provides a single, highly automated point-of-contact for organizations and individuals requiring timely, accurate verification of student enrollment, degree, and loan data.

A free, Internet-based service which allows students to easily track their education loan information. The service is provided by the National Student Loan Clearinghouse. To access information about your loan servicers, you'll need to input only your Social Security Number and date of birth. The service provides a list of your loan providers, and information for contacting them. Financial details, such as loan amounts and loan status, are not provided.