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Welcome, Portland Community College parents and students

Federal Parent PLUS Loan

After your student has applied for grants and scholarships that don't have to be repaid, and explores a low-cost Stafford Loan, consider an economical Parent PLUS Loan to help cover the costs of college. Choose us as your lender and you may be eligible for these borrower benefits:

Borrower Benefits

  • 0.25 percentage point interest rate reduction for automatic debit during active periods of repayment1

Advantages of Choosing a Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Parent PLUS loan

  • Low, fixed interest rate
  • No payments are required while your student is in school at least half time2
  • Default prevention that may help you successfully maintain your payments & flexible repayment options

Why Sallie Mae is an excellent choice

  • Unwavering commitment and stability for more than 35 years—we have helped over 21 million students realize their dream of a higher education
  • A streamlined PLUS application experience for parents, including an online endorser process to help applicants who are not approved on the basis of their own credit
  • Easily manage payments for multiple Sallie Mae-serviced student loans on one bill with combined billing
  • Sallie Mae offers products and services that support positive repayment habits
  • Join Upromise® at www.upromise.com and use the rewards you earn on your everyday purchases to help automatically pay down your Sallie Mae-serviced loans with Upromise Loan LinkSM 3

Please follow the link below as it contains important information and instructs you how to earn the borrower benefit.

*Learn how to earn these benefits.


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