Gettysburg College has five institutional loan programs. These loan programs are designed to assist qualified students with paying for the cost of education. Funds are awarded to eligible students as part of the Financial Aid award process.
The institutional loan programs differ in the amounts available, eligibility requirements, and interest rates. The debt incurred from these loans is the students’ obligation to repay. The Institutional loan names are Gettysburg College loan, Nafey Loan, Pape Loan, Powers Loan and Anderson Loan.
In order for the student to accept the awarded Institutional loan as assistance for payment of the student account the student must complete the following steps:
- A Private Education Loan Applicant Self-certification (Provided with the Financial Aid Award Notification)
- A Master Promissory Note (MPN)
- An entrance counseling session
- A loan interview
Students, who have been awarded an Institutional loan by the Financial Aid Office at Gettysburg College, may accomplish steps 2 – 4 by following the instructions in an email that will be received from webmaster@ecsi.net to the students gettysburg.edu email address.
This information must be completed before the initial disbursement of loan funds.
Exit Interview Counseling
Any student who has received an Institutional loan during his/her time at Gettysburg College and leaves the college for any reason must complete the Exit interview process. Students may complete this process by logging onto the following site and accessing their account based on a login that should have already been created in the system when you accepted the loan. http://www.heartlandecsi.com/
Institutional Loan Repayment
Upon dropping below half-time status, graduation or withdrawal from the College, repayment will begin the month following separation from the College.
During the repayment period, billing is handled by Heartland ECSI, a private loan servicing agent acting on behalf of Gettysburg College. Students may access their loan information, update their contact information, request e-bills and make payments online by logging onto the Heartland ECSI website at: http://www.heartlandecsi.com/.
Students may also contact Heartland ECSI for more information regarding deferments, or special circumstances regarding the institutional loan at:
Gettysburg College c/o ECSI
100 Global View Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086
1-888-549-3274
For additional assistance students may also contact the Student Loan Coordinator at Gettysburg College, pwilson@gettysburg.edu or at 1-717-337-6203.