One of the following active certifications is required to be eligible for the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program (based on what is listed in your Workday profile under Careers > Certifications):
No, repayment is not required for the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program.
No, the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program provides loan assistance for the loans of current HCPSS staff only.
No. You must have completed five full school years of employment to be eligible for the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) is a program that forgives the remaining balance of federal student loans for people who work in public service and make 120 qualifying monthly payments.
Contact PSLF at Home | Federal Student Aid to determine if your application for the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program will have any impact upon your application for PSLF.
Yes, five full school years of employment is required for the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program. For example, if your hire date is 8/20/2020, you would not be eligible to apply for loan assistance until 6/30/25.
Your five years do not need to be consecutive. For example, if you worked for HCPSS from 8/20/2010 to 6/30/2014 and left to pursue other employment, returning to HCPSS from 8/20/2022 to present, you would satisfy the five-year requirement.
No. A Parent PLUS Loan is a federal loan that parents can use to help pay for their dependent undergraduate student's college or career school expenses. The loan is issued to the parent, not the student, and is based on the parent's creditworthiness.These types of loans are not eligible for the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program. However, Home | Federal Student Aid provides information on possible forgiveness of Parent Plus Loans.
The timeline for SY 24/25 is as follows:
Application opens: February 3, 2025
Application closes: March 31, 2025
Award determination notification via email: No later than May 31, 2025
Check mailed by Howard County Government: No later than June 30, 2025
No. Only employees who are currently assigned to the Howard County Education Association (HCEA) certificated bargaining unit are eligible to participate in the program at this time.
Participants in the Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program must be currently assigned to the Howard County Education Association (HCEA) certificated bargaining unit. Howard County Education Association - Educational Support Professionals (HCEA-ESP) are not eligible at this time.
