Financial Aid

Loan Default Prevention

Western Piedmont Community College is committed to promoting student success by helping students learn, graduate, obtain employment, and demonstrate financial responsibility through repayment of the funds borrowed to finance education. Your student loan repayment will likely be a major expense each month, particularly when you’re first getting started in your career. The following links remind you of the seriousness of repaying student loans, and your rights and responsibilities as a federal student loan borrower.

Options for Financially Challenged Student Loan Borrowers Rights and Responsibilities as a Student Loan Borrower Estimated Repayment Schedule Consequences of Defaulting on Student Loans Glossary of Federal Student Loan Terms

Other helpful links:

Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DCS/default.html

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
http://www.nslds.ed.gov

Federal Student Aid
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov

National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs (NCHelp)
(Access Deferment Forms, Forbearance & Other Applications)
http://www.nchelp.org/elibrary/index.cfm?parent=61