Make A Stress Free Start With Student Loan Debt Consolidation

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The time to repay a student loan is quite stressful. Student loans debts are like any other debts, and can have significant influence on how you look at your future. You can reduce the burden of student loans by student loan debt consolidation, especially when the rates of interest fall.

Federal student loans have a marked advantage over student loans taken from private sources, such as banks and other financial institutions. Federal student loans are tax deductible, an advantage which other student loans do not have. While going for student loan debt consolidation do not merge federal and private student loans. Consolidate them separately. Consolidating federal student loans when the rates of interest are at a low, will fix your rate for the duration of the loan, which could be anything from 10 to 30 years, depending on the amount of your loan.

Not opting for student loan debt consolidation could lead to a very stressful life in future, as it could lead to your inability to acquire mortgages and car loans, in addition to credit cards, and other kinds of credit, depending. The advantage of opting for student loan debt consolidation is that you need to make a single repayment each month, just as you would for other debt consolidation loans.

Student loan debt consolidation is best done when you are in the six month grace period after your graduation. This is so because the fixed rate interest for student loan debt consolidation uses the in-school low interest rate for its estimation. You can also go for debt consolidation of student loans when you are still making your monthly payments.

There you are – think hard and decide when to wish to go for debt consolidation of your student loans for stress free future.

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HOPE Scholarship-Lifetime Learning

Tax Credits for Your Tuition Payments 

In late January or early February of each year, qualified students enrolled at EvCC in the previous year receive a 1098T notification from Everett Community College. This notification is related to the federal tax credit programs called the Hope Scholarship or Lifetime Learning Tax Credit.

These tax credit programs may be claimed against federal income taxes for the payment of qualified tuition and related expenses. It is the responsibility of the student and/or individual tax payer to determine his or her eligibility and the deductible amount of tuition/fees.p>

A A college cannot provide you with tax advice, so instead of calling us, you may wish to find out if you might be eligible by reading information at these websites:

http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/signup.jsp?sourceid=2819030

You may also wish to consult the IRS or a tax accountant for assistance. Your own check receipts, credit card statements, or your own copy of your receipt showing tuition paid at the time you registered may support your claim.

Beginning at the end of January, you can review your previous year tuition costs by generating your previous class schedules via the Student Kiosk function on our website. We strongly encourage you to do this in order to doublecheck the dollar amount shown on the 1098T. We are aware that in some cases student loans may not have been calculated properly when the 1098T was printed, so it is important for you to doublecheck.

How do I get to the "HOPE Scholarship" login?

  1. Upon entering the Student Kiosk, click on “Hope Scholarship” in the left column
  2. Enter your student ID
  3. Enter your PIN
  4. Click on “View My 1098-T Data”. You may need to scroll down to see all the information. For each quarter on the list on the screen, you can click on the quarter and see more detail.

NOTE: We strongly recommend that you change your PIN number to a secret code. You can do this by selecting Student Pin Change on the menu in the left column on the Student Kiosk page.

If you believe there is an error on your 1098T, and/or if you do not have computer access you may request written information by submitting a written inquiry (with your name, student ID number, address, phone number and signature) to Administrative Services – Hope Scholarship, EvCC, 2000 Tower Street, Everett, WA 98201.