Pioneer Student Loans

Pioneer offers the following loans to help students reach their educational goals. Any student accepted at a postsecondary school is eligible to apply for federal student loans.   If you agree to use automatic payment transfers at the time of repayment, you will get .25% off the rate off your Student or Parent Plus loan. Please use the Pioneer Lending Code: 831706 when applying.

Stafford
Stafford loans are federal education loans offered as part of the Federal Family Education Loan Program.  This type of loan has low interest rates for eligible students enrolled at least half time at an eligible school. Pioneer funds both subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans for students which are underwritten and serviced by Great Lakes Higher Education. Repayment is not required until 6 months after you leave school. You may prepay any part of loan at any time without penalty. When applying remember to use Pioneer's Lender Code: 831706.  To apply or just get more information, click here.  

 
Parent Plus
Complete a Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form and submit it to your school's financial aid office to see if you qualify. PLUS loans are also underwritten and serviced by Great Lakes Higher Education. Repayment begins 6 months after the student leaves school. You may prepay any part of loan at any time without penalty. Use Pioneer's Lender Code: 831706.

Click Here  for a Quick Reference Guide For Student Loans

Financial Aid Process 
Click here before you begin the financial aid process for some quick tips.  Click here for the steps involved in getting financial aid from the federal government, including the subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loan, Parent PLUS Loan, Perkins Loan, Pell Grant and work-study

Web Resources

Please note: Pioneer does not endorse or recommend any particular site but is simply providing you with some of the resources available online.

Collegeplan.org - Provides students, families and educational professionals with information on college selection, admissions, financial aid and scholarships.

Finaid.org  - Free comprehensive guide to student financial aid, information on a variety of scholarship databases and search services, as well as links to some of the largest free scholarship search services on the Internet.

Mapping-your-future.org - Sponsored by national guarantee agencies, this site's information goes beyond loans and includes links to scholarship searches and applying for your education.

Usnews.com - Extensive information on colleges and financial aid, including college rankings and an analysis of debt loan for college graduates.

Web Resources-Financial Aid
Fastweb.com - Largest free scholarship search service on the Internet. Searchable database of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans.