Press Releases

The South Dakota Education Access Foundation Helps Students Achieve College Dreams

Thousands of students in South Dakota are receiving the help they need to prepare and pay for college, thanks to support from the South Dakota Education Access Foundation (SDEAF).

South Dakota Schools Celebrate as $1.6 Million Made Available to Students

South Dakota colleges, universities and technical institutes have a new reason to celebrate - as do their students. The South Dakota Education Access Foundation (SDEAF) just announced that all post-secondary schools in the state will share $1.6 million in grant funds to be made available to their students for the 2009-2010 academic year.

EAC - Great Lakes Affiliate

Today, Education Assistance Corporation (EAC), Aberdeen, South Dakota, and Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation (Great Lakes), Madison, Wisconsin, announced the affiliation of their companies. Both companies are private non-profit entities that are significant and well respected participants in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL).

The South Dakota Education Access Foundation

Clark Wold, President of Education Assistance Corporation, today announced the forming of the South Dakota Education Access Foundation. The Foundation was created to receive a contribution in excess of $30M, representing a combination of existing EAC assets and future value. The contribution is made as a result of the affiliation of EAC with Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation.