Student Loan Coaching
We don’t often discuss the weight of educational debt, but it’s an important issue. The PC(USA) Financial Aid for Service office offers support and coaching to help you manage and reduce your educational debt.
- 56% of people with student loan debts feel worried and overwhelmed.
- 84% of borrowers say their student leans have an impact on their retirement savings.
- Women bear the brunt: 2/3 of borrowers are female.
About the numbers
56% of people stressed by debt sourced from Fidelity Investments Financial Wellness Money Check-Up responses from 12/01/19–12/28/21. 84% of borrowers say student loan has impact on ability to save for retirement, sourced from MIT AgeLab. Sponsored by TIAA CREF, 8/8/2019, 2/3 of borrowers women sourced from American Association of University Women, Deeper in Debt: Women and Student Loans.
Don’t Let Doubt Keep You In Debt
Explore your eligibility for Student Loan Forgiveness at no cost to you!
By working one-on-one with a student loan coach, you can achieve the following:
- Understand your student loans. A comprehensive review of your loans, both private and federal, will be provided. Your coach will help you choose the repayment plan that works best for you.
- Determine eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Understand the PSLF program and find out if you qualify for loan forgiveness.
- Navigate the complicated PSLF application process. Remove the hassle and confusion of documenting employment, switching loan types, and other paperwork-heavy processes. Your coach will not only walk you through the paperwork but will also file it for you.
People who can benefit from this program:
- Employees of mid councils and church corporations.
- Employees of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) worshiping communities.
- Employees from a Presbyterian-related school, college, university, or seminary.
- Teaching elders.
- Presbyterian-related camp and conference center employees.
- UKirk registered ministries chaplains and campus ministers.
- Employees of Presbyterian homes and services for the aging.
*Membership in a PC(USA) congregation is not required for participation.
No one participating in this program is required to be a PC(USA) church member. That is not limited to employees of PC(USA) worshiping communities.
