Ascent is built around one guiding principle: Student loans should expand possibilities, not limit them. That’s why Ascent created a new private student loan program that gives students more opportunities to qualify for a loan, with or without a cosigner.  We advocate awareness of the potential financial outcomes of your college choices (school, major, years in school, financing your education), helping you visualize where your career could go and what it could be – encouraging better decisions today to open up greater future opportunities.

Ascent supports financial wellness by incorporating financial education into the application process, preserving the notion that an education is an investment where students and families should understand the return on their investment relative to the cost. Ascent offers benefits (such as 1% cash back, scholarships, a Refer a Friend Program, a Rewards Program, and more) as well as free resources that set students and families up for financial success  to help you thrive throughout college and beyond.

Goal Solutions, Inc. (Goal) and Richland State Bank (RSB) created Ascent Student Loans to help revolutionize the way people pay for college. Goal is an award-winning consumer finance company committed to solving financial challenges and opening doors to new opportunities. Led by an executive team with decades of experience in consumer loans,

Goal manages over $26B in consumer assets, and has invested over $200M of its own capital in performing and nonperforming loan portfolios. Goal is headquartered in San Diego, CA, where they have been awarded “Best Places to Work” by the San Diego Business Journal for 2015- 2018.