Useful Links

Here are links to some useful financial aid resources on the Internet:

CSS Profile    Complete the Profile online and Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculator.
FAFSA   Complete the Federal Application for Student Financial Aid online.
Student Employment   Student Engagement Center’s on and off-campus job listing. Apply for jobs online.
StudentLoans.gov   Sign Stafford and PLUS Loan Master Promissory Notes, Loan Entrance & Exit Counseling
theWashboard.org
  Scholarships available at Washington Colleges/Universities
Managing the Price of College   A new publication from the US Dept. of Education
Loan Calculators   Estimate how much your loan payments will be.
 ProjectOpportunity.net   Information about Washington's Private Colleges & Universities
US Dept of Education   Federal student aid
US Dept of Education Student Aid Programs -Includes EFC Calculator
  General information about federal aid programs. Students and parents can also call (800) 4FED-AID
 IRS.gov   Tax breaks for education expenses
annualcreditreport.com   You can request your credit report for free once a year.
 National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
 

Retrieve your federal loan information.

Independent Colleges of Washington  

ICW is an association of 10 private, nonprofit colleges in Washington. They have several scholarship opportunities for students.

 

 

If you have a problem with your financial aid or another area of the College, we highly encourage you to first contact the appropriate office on campus to see if the staff can help you resolve the issue. However, if you still have not been able to find a solution to your problem or remain unsatified with the results, please know that there are resources to help you in filing a complaint. 

 

Contact Information for the FSA Student Loan Ombudsman’s Office

Via e-mail: fsaombudsmanoffice@ed.gov   Via fax: 202-275-0549
Via on-line assistance: www.ombudsman.ed.gov   Via mail:

U.S. Department of Education
FSA Ombudsman
830 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.
20202-5144 
 

Via telephone: 877-557-2575 (toll free)
202-377-3800
   
       
General:

 

   

Washington State Office of the Attorney General

1125 Washington St SE

PO Box 40100

Olympia, WA 98504-0100

360-753-6200

http://www.atg.wa.gov/contactus.aspx#By_phone

     
Academics:  

 

   

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

8060 165th Avenue NE

Suite 100

Redmond, WA 98052

Tel. 425-558-4224

Fax 425-376-0596                   

     
State Student Aid:    
   

Higher Education Coordinating Board

PO Box 43430

Olympia, WA 98504-3430

360-753-7840

http://www.hecb.wa.gov/financialaid/index.asp