Learn how students can take advantage of MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, during summer months to boost post-secondary planning.

In this webinar for school counselors and college access professionals, learn how students can take advantage of MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, during summer months to boost post-secondary planning.

Learn how to utilize interest-free monthly payment plans to help pay the college bill over a set amount of time.

Este seminario web, presentado en español por Carmen Pineda, de MassEdCO, es para padres de niños de todas las edades, y explica información y recursos que las familias pueden utilizar para iniciar un plan de ahorro para la universidad.

This short video for college administrators explains how to login to the U.Plan online portal and the resources available to you inside the portal.

A maturity year is a year you’ll be able to use your U.Plan savings to pay for college. You can select multiple maturity years to reflect the multiple years your child will be in college.

Learn everything you need to know about interest rates, including the difference between a fixed rate and a variable rate, and how your credit score can affect your loan options.

Learn how to use the Loan Cost Estimator in MEFA Pathway, MEFA’s free college and career planning portal, to calculate estimates of a monthly loan payment and repayment total based upon a loan amount borrowed. Also learn how a potential loan payment compares to an estimated monthly salary based on a selected career.

When it comes time to pay for college, you may find that your family needs to borrow additional student loans above and beyond the federal loan program. That’s why it’s important to focus on strengthening your credit now to prepare for financing future college costs.

If you want to improve your credit score, there are steps you can take.