WEBSITE OFFERS COLLEGE PLANNING INFORMATION.USA Funds, education-loan guarantor guarantor n. a person or entity that agrees to be responsible for another's debt or performance under a contract, if the other fails to pay or perform. (See: guarantee) GUARANTOR, contracts. He who makes a guaranty. 2. , with its wiredscholar.com, is the foremost online resource for "going- to-college" information. Now, US FUNDS has launched a new Web site that offers Florida families a single comprehensive source of information about planning and paying for college. Florida Wiredscholar, http://www.florida.wiredscholar.com, combines college-planning information specific to Florida with wiredscholar's comprehensive tools for college preparation and financing. Florida Wiredscholar offers students and parents who are planning for higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. the following features: * Visitors can search a database of more than 2.4 million scholarships worth more than $14 billion. * Students and parents can research colleges, universities and career schools in Florida and across the country to learn about their admission standards, costs and available financial aid. * Families can learn about state resources for paying college costs, including the state-sponsored college-savings programs and grant and scholarship offerings. "By visiting Florida Wiredscholar, students and parents can explore the wide range of higher-education opportunities offered in the state," said Carl C. Dalstrom, USA Funds president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Florida Wiredscholar offers information to help students prepare academically and financially for higher education, explore career interests and options, and search for postsecondary-education programs." Florida Wiredscholar contains step-by-step tutorials on the entire college-planning process, including how to apply for college, prepare for college and repay student loans. The site provides access to helpful college- planning tools, including a school-comparison tool, school-affordability analyzer analyzer /ana·ly·zer/ (an´ah-li?zer) 1. a Nicol prism attached to a polarizing apparatus which extinguishes the ray of light polarized by the polarizer. 2. , as well as a variety of interactive calculators and checklists. Visitors to the site also can register to receive a free monthly college-planning newsletter through e-mail. "As part of our commitment to supporting higher education in Florida, USA Funds is pleased to offer this college-planning resource at no cost to the state or its residents," Dalstrom said. Headquartered in Indianapolis, USA Funds is a nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. that works to enhance postsecondary-education preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them , access and success by providing and supporting financial and other valued services. USA Funds annually guarantees education loans totaling more than $16.7 billion for students and parents throughout the nation and serves as the designated guarantor of federal education loans for eight states: Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). , Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, Indiana Indiana, state, United States Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (S), and Illinois (W). , Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada and Wyoming. For more information, call 317/806-1283 or visit http://www.usafunds.org and http://www.florida.wiredscholar.com. |
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