Berkeley College Loan Application Process

You must complete a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) each year listing Berkeley College’s school code in order to be awarded a federal Stafford Loan. You will receive an award letter from the College Financial Aid Office after your FAFSA has been processed. Check your award letter to make sure that a Stafford Loan has been awarded. If you have been awarded a Stafford Loan, you must complete a Stafford Loan Application and Loan Entrance Counseling. If you want to borrow a Stafford Loan but your award letter does not include one, or you did not receive an award letter, contact your campus Financial Aid Office for assistance.

Berkeley College participates in the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program. Eligible students and their parents borrow Stafford and/or PLUS loans directly from the U.S. Department of Education, and repay their loans directly to the U.S. Department of Education.

Instructions for Completing the Stafford Loan Application & Loan Entrance Counseling

Complete your entrance counseling by logging onto https://www.dl.ed.gov/borrower/EntrCounselingStart.do?cmd=initializeContext. Click on the Tutorial and Quiz session in the Stafford Loan box. Review the information, complete the quiz, enter your identifying information, and add Berkeley College as your attending school.

Complete your loan application (EMPN) by logging onto https://dlenote.ed.gov/empn/index.jsp. Click on the link in the menu on the left-hand side labeled “Complete New MPN for Student Loans”. Select the MPN type Subsidized/Unsubsidized, enter your identifying information for a PIN, then complete the remaining steps and submit.