Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Citizens' Guide to State Services
Published by
William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Citizen Information Service
Education/Arts: Financial Aid/Scholarships/Tuition Planning
E27 Office of Student Financial Assistance
E28 American Student Assistance Corporation
E29 Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority
E27 Office of Student Financial Assistance
Department of Higher Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
Tel: 617-391-6070
www.mass.edu/osfa/home/home.asp
E-mail: osfa@osfa.mass.edu
The Office of Student Financial Assistance is primarily responsible for the management and oversight of all state funded financial aid programs and advises the Board of Higher Education about financial aid policy matters of concern to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In addition to its financial aid responsibilities, OSFA is the principal agency for promoting access to higher education through early awareness initiatives that foster the recognition of college as a viable postsecondary option and the availability of financial aid resources to help students and families meet college costs.
E28 American Student Assistance Corporation (ASA)
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1600
Boston, MA 02114
Toll Free: 1-800-999-9080
www.asa.org/
Since 1956 American Student Assistance has been helping students to successfully fulfill a program of higher education, originally by making guaranteed student loans possible and more recently by helping students complete a program of higher education financing and repayment. ASA is a private nonprofit whose public purpose mission is to empower students and alumni to successfully manage and repay their college loan debt.
E29 Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA)
160 Federal Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
General Info: 1-800-449-MEFA (6332)
www.mefa.org
Email: info@mefa.org
The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority is a not-for-profit quasi-public entity serving students and families in Massachusetts and out-of-state students and families pursuing higher education in Massachusetts. MEFA's mission is to increase access and college affordability across the Commonwealth through low-cost financing alternatives, college savings programs and educational financing expertise on planning, saving and paying for higher education.
