Harper College

Loan Repayment

What do I need to do?

Visit Repaying Student Loans 101 to learn more about:

  • entering repayment for the first time
  • repaying your student loans
  • restarting payments after the COVID-19 payment pause

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Questions about your student loans or repayment plans

Harper College has partnered with Ascendium Education Solutions® and its Repayment Support team. They can answer your federal student loan questions and help you find and implement an affordable repayment plan. Because there are numerous scams and fraudsters taking advantage of students, we want to make sure you know Ascendium is a trusted resource for you

If you have questions or concerns about repaying your federal student loans, contact their Student Loan Success Center™ at (833) 707-1220 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CT.

There’s absolutely no cost to you, and you can confidently talk with them to get help.

Beware of Scams

You might be contacted by a company saying they will help you get a loan discharge, forgiveness, cancellation, or debt relief for a fee. You never have to pay for help with your federal student aid. Make sure you work only with the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and their loan servicers, and never reveal your personal information or account password to anyone.  ED emails to borrowers come from noreply@studentaid.gov, noreply@debtrelief.studentaid.gov, or ed.gov@public.govdelivery.com.  You can report scam attempts to the Federal Trade Commission by calling 1-877-382-4357 or by visiting reportfraud.ftc.gov.

Learn how to avoid scams and what you can do if you’re contacted by a scammer at studentaid.gov/resources/scams .

Last Updated: 10/23/25