These loans are another option students and parents may use to supplement financial aid. These loans can be applied to tuition or education-related expenses. Please note that these loans are based on income and credit. You may contact the Financial Aid Office for more information. The following list is provided as a courtesy and is not an exhaustive list of available alternative loans. The College does not endorse or encourage any particular lender.
Suntrust Academic Answer Loan
Phone: (866) 763-6350
Main site: http://www.suntrusteducation.com/academicanswer
(Go to "loan options", Select "private loans", Select "California" for state (drop down arrow), Select "National Polytechnic College of Science" (drop down arrow)"
Sallie Mae Career Training Loan: http://www.slmfinancial.com/
Visit this site and click on "career training loan" or call (877) 834-9851 to request an application.
Key alternative loan: www.key.com/alternative
Visit this site or call (800) 683-7890 to apply by phone.
Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan: www.wellsfargo.com/student
Visit this site and click on "collegiate loan" or call (800) 658- 3567.
CampusDoor School Certified Student Loan
Visit www.CampusDoor.com/StudentLoan or call (800) 786-0002
Additional Information Sources
California Student Aid Commission
http://www.csac.ca.gov/
U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov/finaid.html
College is Possible
http://www.collegeispossible.org/
FAFSA
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
(800) 433-3243
Scholarship Search and Financial Aid Calculator
http://www.fastweb.com/
U.S. Department of Education student aid programs
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/
(800) 433-3243
The U.S. Department of Education has created the Student Financial Aid Ombudsman who can be reached at http://fsahelp.ed.gov/ or (877) 557-2575 to work with student loan borrowers to informally resolve loan disputes and problems with the following federal loans:
1. William D. Ford Federal Direct Stafford Loans: Subsidized and Unsubsidized Direct Stafford Loans, Direct PLUS Loans (for parents) and Direct Consolidation Loans.
2. Federal Family Education Loans: Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, FFEL PLUS Loans (for parents) and FFEL.
