Federal Direct Loans (FDL), 2012/13

RCC is currently accepting FDL applications for '13 Spring term through June 7, 2013.

2013/14 School Year ('13 Summer to '14 Spring):
RCC will begin accepting FDL loan application from eligible applicants on June 10, 2013.

Welcome to RCC’s student loan application process for the 2012/13 school year (’12 Summer through ’13 Spring).

As of July 1, 2010, all federal Stafford student loans are through the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Federal Direct Loan (FDL) program. This means that if you borrow money toward educational expenses, you will make repayment to a federal government servicer instead of a private lender. For Federal Direct Loan information, visit www.studentloans.gov.

Who is Eligible to Apply for a FDL?
Once you have been issued an Award Letter or an Eligibility Notification from RCC, you may complete the FDL application process. At least half-time, aid-eligible enrollment is required. Check your financial aid status at www.roguecc.edu/FinancialAid.  Per-term loan application deadlines are as follows:

If the system confirms you are eligible to apply, you’ll be linked to www.StudentLoans.gov. (If you are not eligible to apply, follow the directions you are given to find out what you must do next. DO NOT CONTINUE to www.StudentLoans.gov as RCC will NOT be able to certify a loan for you until you become eligible.)

Use your SSN, date of birth and federal PIN to “Sign In” and then complete the following two steps (give yourself at least an hour to complete this process):

1. Annual, Online Loan Entrance Counseling (attending a one-hour, in-person loan entrance counseling session may also be required for some at-risk borrowers):
   1. Sign In (SSN, 1st 2 characters of your last name, DOB and federal PIN required)
   2. Be sure your email address is correct. RCC recommends checking the box to get electronic communication.
   3. Select “Complete Entrance Counseling.” (twice)
   4. Select 1st option (…to receive loans as an undergraduate student.), then Continue.
   5. If you get a pop-up message saying that you’ve already completed it, select “Continue.” (RCC uses annual entrance counseling as your application.)
   6. Read Helpful Hints, About the Quiz and Now You are Ready to Begin sections, then select Continue.
   7. School State is “OREGON” and School Name is “Rogue Community College” (Grants Pass address).
   8. Continue.
   9. Participate in an interactive, 16-part session that includes a short quiz after each section.
   10. Review your “Borrower Rights and Responsibilities.”
   11. Select “Submit.”
   12. Print your confirmation.

   You will get a “Congratulations!” message when completed.

2. Return to Home and go to My Profile. Select “Completed MPNs” under “My Loan Documents.” All completed MPNs will be displayed.

   If you completed an MPN for Rogue Community College on/after 6/1/2010, your multi-year MPN application is complete. If your MPN for RCC is older than 10 years or the message “No records found” is displayed, click on “Complete MPN” under “Master Promissory Note” toward the lower left corner of the screen. This will take you to a screen where you’ll select the type of loan you would like to receive. Select “Subsidized/Unsubsidized” (RCC does not participate in the Graduate PLUS, Parent PLUS, or Perkins loan programs), then do the following:
   1. Complete all Personal Information.
   2. Complete all School and Loan Information.
   3. Complete all Reference 1 and 2 Information. (Have unique contact information ready.)
   4. Review the Terms and Conditions section thoroughly.
   5. Check that you have done so and that the information is correct.
   6. Confirm the information and edit if needed.
   7. Electronically sign by entering your name and clicking on “Sign.”
   8. After your signature is authenticated, review the HTML version of your MPN before submitting.
   9. You can view and print a PDF version of your MPN.