Kalamazoo College Financial Aid
information for current students and their parents

Kalamazoo College participates in the Federal Direct Loan Program.   Accordingly, our students borrow directly from the federal government for Federal Stafford Loans rather than from commercial lenders.  As a Direct Loan school, the College does not receive any compensation, gifts or benefits resulting from processing student loans through the Federal Direct Loan program.

Students and parents may choose to borrow beyond Federal Direct Loans, seeking educational loans often referred to as “Alternative Loans.”  Kalamazoo College does not recommend or endorse any particular lender, has no contracts with any lenders nor does the College receive any compensation, gifts or benefits from any commercial lender.  We do recommend students and parents carefully research the terms and conditions among the various lenders who offer educational loans for their own benefit.