SimpleTuition, Inc. (www.SimpleTuition.com), a company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing choices, today announced a partnership with College Toolkit (www.CollegeToolkit.com), a leading online resource for college information. As a result, students and parents can now research, compare and select student loan options on CollegeToolkit.com using SimpleTuition's proven solution.
NEWTON, Mass. & BROOKLYN, N.Y. (BusinessWire EON) July 30, 2007 --
SimpleTuition, Inc. (www.SimpleTuition.com),
a company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of
education financing choices, today announced a partnership with College
Toolkit (www.CollegeToolkit.com),
a leading online resource for college information. As a result, students
and parents can now research, compare and select student loan options on
CollegeToolkit.com using SimpleTuition’s
proven solution.
With a primary focus on students, College Toolkit provides a
comprehensive resource for information on colleges, admissions,
scholarships, the financial aid process and careers. By partnering with
SimpleTuition, College Toolkit now delivers objective and transparent
student loan information necessary for students to research and find the
best options for financing higher education. With the help of
SimpleTuition, CollegeToolkit.com is fast becoming a trusted resource
for college financing information.
“SimpleTuition and College Toolkit are both
committed to helping students with the big decisions that come hand in
hand with choosing to go to college,” said
Kevin Walker, CEO of SimpleTuition. “SimpleTuition
prides itself on offering the most complete, interactive online resource
to make financing a higher education a reality and we are pleased to
extend the service to users of CollegeToolkit.com.”
From the College Toolkit web site, users are able to enter the loan
amount needed, date the loan is needed, and date of graduation. When
clicking on the “Search Now”
button, users will be redirected to a site powered by SimpleTuition.com (http://www.simpletuition.com/collegetoolkit/home),
where more in-depth searches can be performed and users can find more
than 100 loan options from 45 lenders with or without borrower benefits
and sort by monthly payment, APR or total cost of loan.
“College Toolkit selected SimpleTuition as a
partner because we share a common goal of providing a comprehensive
resource to help students with all the major decisions that come along
with going to college, such as finding a school, paying for it,
searching for scholarships and exploring career options,”
said Mark Rothbaum, President of College Toolkit.
About College Toolkit
College Toolkit is a one-stop resource for life after high school,
allowing students to find and apply for scholarships, search through a
database of more than 4,000 colleges, and explore 900 careers all in one
location. It is one of the most comprehensive sites for life after high
school. To learn more, visit www.CollegeToolkit.com.
About SimpleTuition, Inc.
Founded in 2005, SimpleTuition is dedicated to helping students and
parents make sense of education financing options. Recently featured as
one of Fast Company’s Top 12 Web 2.0
sites, SimpleTuition offers the leading independent and interactive
solution for researching and comparing over 100 private, PLUS, Stafford,
GradPLUS and Federal Consolidation loans from more than 45 lenders.
SimpleTuition is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts and is funded by
Atlas Venture, IDG Ventures Boston and North Hill Ventures. For more
information, visit www.SimpleTuition.com.
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