Web site helps Wyoming families plan and pay for higher education

Wyoming Wiredscholar now online

INDIANAPOLIS — USA Funds^®, the designated guarantor of federal education loans for Wyoming, and wiredscholar.com, the foremost online resource for "going-to-college" information, announce the launch of a new Web site to help Wyoming residents plan and pay for higher education. Wyoming Wiredscholar combines college-planning information specific to Wyoming with wiredscholar's comprehensive tools for college preparation and financing.

"By visiting Wyoming Wiredscholar, students and parents can explore the wide range of higher-education opportunities offered in the state and learn about Wyoming's college-savings program," said Carl C. Dalstrom, USA Funds president and CEO. "Wyoming Wiredscholar also offers information to help Wyoming students prepare academically and financially for higher education, as well as links to Wyoming colleges and universities."

Wyoming Wiredscholar contains step-by-step tutorials on the entire college-planning process, including applying for college, preparing for college and repaying student loans. The site provides access to helpful college-planning tools, including a school-comparison tool, school-affordability analyzer and free online scholarship search, as well as a variety of interactive calculators and checklists.

Visitors to the site also can register to receive through e-mail a free monthly college-planning newsletter.

"Consistent with our nonprofit mission in support of education access and our service to higher education in Wyoming, USA Funds is pleased to offer this college-planning resource at no cost to the state or its residents," Dalstrom said.