District of Columbia Superintendent of EducationDistrict of Columbia Superintendent of Education The District of Columbia does not offer a separate program for college loans. The Office of Post-Secondary Education and Research Assistance (OPERA) was the guarantor for the District's Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). However, this program no longer exists. All federal student loans are now federal Direct student loans. If you have FFELP loans and wish to combine them into a Direct loans consolidation loan, you can do this in the 2010-2011 school year, even if you are still going to school. Check your D.C. FAFSA deadline to apply in time for these programs:
The DC College Access Program (DC-CAP) gives information about state assistance programs and loans. (A Sallie Mae link is prominent.) The Higher Education Financial Services (HEFS) division offers 4 higher education grants that are need-based and not repayable. The District of Columbia is the focus of the DC Health Professional Recruitment Program Act. This is a loan repayment plan which aims at training and keeping health professionals in D.C. to work in medically underserved facilities. Repayment of school loans is offered in exchange for service. 
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education District of Columbia is not actually a state agency so it is not surprising that state college loans are not offered. return from District of Columbia Superintendent of Education to state college loans return from District of Columbia Superintendent of Education to college loan consultant homepage
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