Students Win College Scholarships While Learning Valuable Personal Finance Skills on nslpflonline.org

The free, personal Financial Literacy Online courses provide on-demand, 24/7 education for high school and college students who need to learn skills for budgeting, managing credit, contracts, insurance and more

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Lincoln, NE (PRWEB) January 20, 2010

College student Julia Garcia and Brandon Barnes, a high school junior, both earned scholarships to pay college expenses while they learned how to make better financial decisions.

Both students successfully completed personal money management courses using National Student Loan Program’s free Financial Literacy Online to be entered into a drawing to win a scholarship.

The program includes eight courses:

  • Budgeting
  • Contracts
  • Credit
  • Credit history
  • Financing education
  • Identity theft
  • Insurance
  • Starting a business

The courses are designed to be taken individually so users can select the topics they need and complete them at their own pace.

Garcia completed all eight courses, each taking about an hour. Her test scores show she significantly improved her financial knowledge. Garcia says budgeting was the most important thing she learned. “Financial Literacy Online will help other students learn to manage money responsibly and keep their debt low,” said Garcia.

Garcia earned her scholarship during Nebraska Financial Literacy Week in November when National Student Loan Program presented financial education seminars at 18 college campuses throughout the state and offered scholarships as an incentive for students to learn more.

Barnes completed courses as part of a campaign that runs through May 31 to encourage high school students to learn personal money management by using Financial Literacy Online. Scholarships are available for Nebraska high school juniors and seniors who complete courses.

Request a free demo of Financial Literacy Online.

Contact:
Mark Krings
Vice President of Business Development, Western Region
National Student Loan Program
800.735.8778, ext. 6835
markk(at)nslp(dot)org

About National Student Loan Program and Financial Literacy Online
National Student Loan Program (NSLP) is a private, nonprofit corporation serving higher education as a student loan guaranty agency. NSLP is well known for helping college students with financial literacy education and for preventing defaults on their student loans. NSLP is one of the nation’s major guaranty agencies.

Financial Literacy Online was created by National Student Loan Program to help students learn vitally-important financial management concepts that they might not learn elsewhere. The online program is appropriate for college and high school students and also available to the public.

Media Contact:
Sharon O’Neal, Director of Corporate Communications
National Student Loan Program
800.735.8778, ext. 6848 or 402.479.6848
P.O. Box 82507, Lincoln NE 68501-2507
1300 O Street, Lincoln NE 68506

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