Ascent Blog: News

Ascent and the Forward Fund Launch $7 Million Fund
Dec 09, 2024 | By: Ascent
Category: News
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ascent, a leading provider of innovative financial products and student support services that enable more students… Read More
Ascent Completes First Ever Public Securitization of Career Education Consumer Loans
Sep 17, 2024 | By: Ascent
Category: News
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ascent, a leading provider of innovative financial products and student support services, enabling students to access… Read More
Ascent Partners with Social Finance to Support The Master’s Apprentice Program!
Jun 03, 2024 | By: Ascent
Categories: In the Press, News
Denver, CO (May 29, 2024) — Denver-based trade school The Master’s Apprentice today announced a partnership with the Colorado Pay It Forward Fund, a… Read More
Ascent is Providing Access to Paid Internships and Free Career Training  for Its Borrowers
May 09, 2024 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For Bootcamps, For Schools, In the Press, News
AscentUP and Riipen Partner to Launch Paid Internship Program, Exclusive to Ascent Borrowers    SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2024 – Ascent… Read More
Ascent Launches Outcomes-Based Lending Options for Bootcamps
Dec 08, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: In the Press, News
Students, including those with DACA status, attending accelerated learning programs can apply for Ascent's Outcomes Loan to cover their school… Read More
Changes to Ascent This Summer: More Options, Competitive Rates and Greater Access
Jul 07, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: For College Students, For Students, In the Press, News
This summer, Ascent is ready to help even more students pay for the upcoming school year, which includes making record-breaking… Read More
Ken Joins Episode #114 of The Higher Ed Geek Podcast with Dustin Ramsdell
Feb 10, 2021 | By: Ascent
Categories: Blog, For College Students, News
Ascent’s CEO & Chairman, Ken Ruggiero, recently sat down with Dustin Ramsdell at The Higher Ed Geek Podcast to talk… Read More
Ascent Named Best Private Student Loan for 2021
Ascent has done it again! To kick off the new year, we are proud to announce that Ascent was named… Read More
Looking Ahead to a Brighter 2021: A Message from our CEO
Ascent's CEO, Ken Ruggiero, shared his thoughts on the past year and what he's looking forward to in 2021 -… Read More
Ascent Wins National and Local Awards for Supporting Students and Employees
Sep 08, 2020 | By: Ascent
Categories: In the Press, News
Ascent is dedicated to helping students and their families pay for college, as well as cultivate a strong company culture… Read More

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