{"id":51189,"date":"2025-06-18T15:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=51189"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:19:45","slug":"student-loan-repayment-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-acc-can-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2025\/06\/18\/student-loan-repayment-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-acc-can-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Loan Repayment: What You Need to Know and How ACC Can Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019ve taken out federal student loans, important updates from the U.S. Department of Education may impact your next steps. Take a few minutes to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">StudentAid.gov<\/a> to:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Update your contact information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check your loan status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore which repayment plan is right for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>New tools and support options are now available to help make repayment easier to manage. These include enhancements to income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, which can lower your monthly payments based on your income. Many borrowers who enroll in IDR plans can now opt-in to have their income automatically updated each year, saving you time and paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ACC is Here to Support You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) is committed to helping you understand your loan options and stay on track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACC partners with Trellis, a nonprofit that helps borrowers manage repayment and avoid default. Additionally, you can access free financial coaching through Foundation Communities, a local organization that supports individuals in building strong financial habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re currently enrolled part- or full-time at ACC, you may qualify for in-school deferment, which allows you to postpone loan payments while you&#8217;re in school. ACC automatically reports your enrollment each semester, but it\u2019s a good idea to confirm your status with the financial aid office just to be sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/news-and-updates\/loan-repayment-begins-october-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">austincc.edu\/loanrepayment<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve taken out federal student loans, important updates from the U.S. Department of Education may impact your next steps. Take a few minutes to visit StudentAid.gov to:\u00a0 New tools and support options are now available to help make repayment easier to manage. These include enhancements to income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, which can lower your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":51190,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[1253,10,54],"class_list":["post-51189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-for-you","tag-federal","tag-financial-aid","tag-student-loan","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}