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Financial Assistance Options AmeriCorps vouchers accepted -- call us for details. SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae®) helps students and families achieve their education goals through its student loan division. Loans are now available for Georgia Center courses priced more than $450. The Sallie Mae® Loan application process is fast, and Sallie Mae® has one of the highest acceptance rates in the industry. To find out more about this option please contact Bob Wells at 706-542-3537 or 1-800-811-6640 or email Bob.Wells@georgiacenter.uga.edu. OTHER FUNDING SOURCES Wells Fargo Education Career Loan: 1-800-658-3567 Career loans up to $25,000 10-year repayment plan No deferred payments. Wells Fargo has prepared a Student Tax Guide that offers helpful information on tax credits, deductions, and savings plans. Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Funding If you have been forced out of work due to downsizing or reorganization, you may be eligible for federal training dollars. The Workforce Investment Act is designed to help displaced workers obtain training in fields that serve local employee bases. Contact your local Department of Labor representative: Mike Ingram Georgia Department of Labor 472 North Avenue Athens, GA 30601-2255 (706) 583-2550 (706) 369-5895 FAX (706) 583-2834 TTY Military Loans Go to www.militaryloans.com for complete information (this loan program is not Veterans Affairs funding). VA Funding With approval from the University of Georgia Department of Veterans Service, The Georgia Center for Continuing Education offers three classroom programs of study that are approved for VA funding: * Conference & Meeting Management Certificate * Paralegal Certificate * Georgia Real Estate Pre-License Sales Course Honorably discharged military personnel who meet program requirements can use their VA benefits to pay for training. For more information regarding requirements or benefits, please contact the VA at 1-888-GIBILL1 or visit http://www.gibill.va.gov. Other Sources Non-credit programs are not eligible for a Hope Grant, a Hope Scholarship, a Pell Grant, or any other financial-loan package. There are other resources for funding noncredit, continuing education courses, however. One source might be a local lender who may provide a low-cost educational loan with a deferred payment schedule. VA Mortgage Center.com is proud to offer three bi-yearly $1,000 scholarships in conjunction with their Military Education Scholarship Program. The process and purpose is simple -- many college students currently struggle to meet the financial requirements of pursuing their education, even with the help of financial aid and other scholarship programs. Our scholarships are awarded each year in May and November. If you are a current or potential college student with military affiliation, please check below to confirm your eligibility and set a reminder to return to our website to submit your application. We look forward to your participation! Eligible Applicants Include: * Current and prospective ROTC program students * Active-duty military personnel with plans to attend college * Honorably Discharged Veterans of the US military * Sons and daughters of Veterans or Active-duty military

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