Pennsylvania Student Loans
The Pennsylvania State Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
offers students the New Economy Technology Scholarships (NETS) to
help pay for college. NETS is comprised of two scholarship awards –
The Technology Scholarship and the SciTech Scholarship.
To qualify, the student must be studying in an approved technology
or science field. The scholarships are only for undergraduate
students and are not based on financial need. Applications are
available through the Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
and should be submitted to the Community Education Council Grant for
approval. Awards are granted on a first come, first serve basis so
the sooner the student applies, the better.
The NETS program was founded to address the state’s need to educate
and retain highly trained experts in the Pennsylvania
workforce. Students who receive one of the scholarships are required
to work full-time in Pennsylvania, serving one year for each year of
assistance they received.
Interestingly, NETS is the only student aid assistance offered to
Pennsylvania students on a state level. Therefore, students who
are not interested in technology have no hope of receiving state
aid. Instead, to pay for college, they can seek funding through the
U.S. Department of Education and private Pennsylvania student loan
lenders.
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To apply for a federal loan, students are
required to fill out a Free Application for Federal
Student Aid. The government hosts a variety of loan
programs, some of which are based on financial need. The
federal loan programs tend to offer lower interest rates
then private student loan programs. However, some students
find themselves in need of a private college loan
even after they are awarded federal funds.
Private Pennsylvania student loans are taken out through
private lenders. In order to qualify for a private loan, the
borrower (which can be the student or a parent) must pass a
credit history check.
To learn more about federal and private student loans, check
out the lenders below.
Bank of Lancaster County, N.A. (812873) - East
Petersburg, Pennsylvania. . Federal Stafford, PLUS Loans
Bryn Mawr Trust Company (812910) - Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania .
610-581-4837. Federal Stafford, PLUS loan
Commercial National Bank (813411) - Latrobe, Pennsylvania
412537-9952. Stafford Loans
CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union (824264) - Alexandria,
VA. 703-823-5211 or 800-424-3334. (Stafford, PLUS)
Community Bank (810010) - Carmichaels, PA. 412-627-3134.
(Stafford, PLUS)
Community Banks, N.A. (810012) - Millersburg, PA.
717-875-3221. Stafford, PLUS loan
Community Savings Bank (828844) - McKeesport, PA.
412-664-8752. (Federal Stafford Loans, PLUS)
Dollar Bank (822583) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania .
800-438-0270. Federal Stafford Loans, PLUS
Fidelity Savings Bank (825071) - Pittsburgh, PA.
412-931-4300. (Stafford, PLUS)
First Federal - Bucks County (813503) - Bristol, Pennsylvania .
215-788-3344. (Stafford, PLUS Loans)
Mid - State Bank & Trust Co. (809312) - Altoona, Pennsylvania .
814-946-6669. (Stafford, PLUS)
Nazareth National Bank & Trust (809827) - Nazareth, Pennsylvania .
610-861-7960. (Stafford Loan, PLUS)
Northern Central Bank (809835) - Williamsport, PA.
570-327-2116. (Stafford, PLUS)
Old Forge Bank (822609) - Old Forge, PA. 570-457-8345.
(Stafford, PLUS)
Omega Bank (813409) - State College, Pennsylvania .
814-231-4525. (Stafford Loans, PLUS
Parkvale Savings Bank (816027) - Monroeville, PA.
412-373-4838. (Stafford, PLUS)
Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (828893) -
Harrisburg, PA. 717-777-2307. (Stafford, PLUS)
Peoples State Bank (809874) - Wyalusing, PA. 570-746-1011.
(Stafford, PLUS)
PEOPLES BANK, A Codorus Valley Co. (813419) - Glen Rock, PA.
717-846-1970. (Stafford, PLUS)
Pioneer American Bank, N.A. (810049) - Carbondale, PA.
570-282-2662. (Stafford, PLUS)
Prime Bank (822612 / F04400) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. . (Federal Stafford
Loans,
PLUS)
Quakertown National Bank (The) (809965) - Quakertown, PA.
215-538-5610. (Stafford, PLUS)
Reeves Bank (823979) - New Brighton, PA. 412-843-2650.
Stafford, PLUS loans
Wayne Bank (830310-0625) - Honesdale, PA. 570-253-8525.
Stafford, PLUS loan
West View Savings Bank (828885) - Wexford, Pennsylvania . 412-935-7170.
Federal Stafford Loans
Pennsylvania has a wide assortment of
institutions serving postsecondary/higher education.
The number of institutions legally authorized to grant
degrees are 130 colleges and universities and 87
private licensed schools in the year 2000.
Pennsylvania college and university
schools serve approximately 600,000 students. In addition,
over 60,000 students pursuing ASB or AST degrees are
enrolled in private licensed schools.
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Pennsylvania State University System, Penn State,
University of Pennsylvania schools loan lenders. Students in
the state of Pennsylvania: if you do not receive enough Federal
aid to cover the total cost of education, please know you have
the right to select a private student loan lender of your choosing. Take your time and compare as many as you can though.
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