What are your options for financing college costs other than tuition?

A "tuition only" loan may offer a lower interest rate, but it probably won’t cover all the money you need for your child to stay in school.

Rising tuition costs are a fact of college life. But a tuition-only loan just accounts for the basics -- not all the other education-related costs of financing a college education.

A Laurel Collegiate Loan can pay for much more than base tuition: It can finance practically every other part of your child’s college education. It can be used for almost any education-related expense, like books, school supplies, lab fees, study abroad programs, even a personal computer. After all, students need to concentrate on getting an education, not on how they’re going to pay for everyday academic expenses.