The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (RISLA), a non-profit State authority, provides affordable higher education loans. Since 1981, the Authority has provided over 200,000 loans, helping 100,000 students to achieve the education that they deserve.

RISLA also offers students and parents free educational admissions and financial aid assistance through the College Planning Center of Rhode Island, conveniently located at the Warwick Mall. Come visit us and let us answer your questions, assist you in filling out your forms, and make the cost of an education not only more affordable, but more accessible and less time-consuming. We are here to help students and parents not only afford the education of their dreams, but to inform them of the many areas of assistance available to them, in the form of scholarships, loans, tax information guidelines and hands-on help that will make their dreams a reality.

RISLA

• Provides easy access to low cost educational loans.

• Counsels students and parents on the college admissions and financial aid process through its College Planning Center.

• Provides state of the art loan processing and disbursement services.

RISLA Information

• RISLA Code of Ethics

• Questions to ask colleges about preferred lenders

• Annual Report 2006, 2005 (PDF)

• Annual Report 2007 (PDF)

• Financials 2007 , 2006 (PDF)

• Financial Statement 2008 (PDF)

• RISLA Board of Directors

• Audit RFP 2009 (PDF)

• Annual Report 2008 (PDF)