May 11, 2007

R.I. Center That Answers Students' Loan Questions Is Staffed by a Lending Company

By JOSH KELLER

For students with questions about admissions and financial aid, the College Planning Center of Rhode Island offers a rare solution: free advice. The center, which calls itself "the state's leading nonprofit resource" for students, answers questions from about 7,000 students each year through a call-in line and an office in Warwick, R.I.

State colleges and lawmakers often point students to the planning center, which is sponsored in part by the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, a

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