Grow Your Education Program
Empower your future educators with powerful student loan protection that creates access and drives enrollment.
Why Ardeo?
Breaks Down Leading
Enrollment Barriers
Student loans and modest starting salaries are major barriers for many prospective teachers. Ardeo’s financial safety net enables enrollment: 1 in 3 education majors enrolled with LRAP agree they would not have attended without it.
Goes Beyond
Federal Loan Protection
Ardeo offers students and their families comprehensive peace of mind. The program covers federal student, private alternative, and parent PLUS loans. (We also cover TEACH Grants that have converted into loans.)
Provides Tangible
Value to Students
Despite many well-intentioned student loan programs, educators can still find themselves unsupported. Offer your future teachers reliable protection. On average, Ardeo grads receiving assistance qualify for $610 per quarter.
Integrates Into
Your Other Initiatives
Trusted by more than 200 institutions nationwide, Ardeo easily folds into your existing recruitment plan. Colleges can launch in as little as two weeks. Ardeo can also integrate with your CRM for easy long-term management.
Increases Access Among
Underrepresented Groups
Many aspiring educators lack the financial stability to pursue this rewarding but often lower-paying career. Ardeo alleviates student and parent loan burdens, empowering aspiring educators to follow their dreams.
Generates a Positive
Return on Investment
Ardeo provides powerful protection to students that leads to institutional growth. Partners who offer to education majors generate an average 5X return on their investment. It’s a win-win for students and institutions.
How Do We Help?
Since 2008, Ardeo has partnered with over 200 colleges and universities to offer Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs). Ardeo’s LRAPs help repay federal, private, and parent loans (plus converted TEACH Grants) if income after graduation is modest. This unique promise empowers students to enroll with confidence, knowing they’ll have support if they need it. Research from Ruffalo Noel Levitz shows that LRAPs are a game-changer for enrollment. 16.1% of enrolled families said their student wouldn’t have chosen their college without LRAP. That number jumps to 24.6% for underrepresented students, making LRAP a vital tool for improving access and equity. Watch this short video to see how LRAPs boost access and drive enrollment.
Jackson State Combats Mississippi Teacher Shortage with LRAPs
Jackson State is the first HBCU to offer LRAPs to support all new, incoming teacher education majors.
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Increase Access for Future Teachers like UW-Platteville
The University of Wisconsin – Platteville wanted to enhance access for aspiring teachers. Since 2020, LRAPs have helped increase the Elementary-Middle Education major by 10.5%.
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Drive Growth Like Butler
After success using LRAPs for financial aid appeals, Butler University expanded its usage. As a result, they enrolled 37 students with LRAP into their College of Education for the 2024-25 cohort.
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Testimonials
What Are Students and Administrators Saying?
“Eastern Michigan University started as a teacher’s college, and so we’re using our LRAP as an opportunity for us to continue that mission and support future educators because we know that there’s a lot of hurdles to be an educator in Michigan and in the U.S.”
Katie Condon-Martin
Vice President, Enrollment Management, Eastern Michigan University
What Are Students and Administrators Saying?
“As an aspiring teacher, I am well aware of the salary I will have, which has prevented me from being able to attend Butler University. Now, with LRAP, I am able to enroll! Thanks so, so much!”
Taylor B.
Education Major
What Are Students and Administrators Saying?
“My dream to become an elementary school teacher is now made possible with UW-Platteville’s LRAP.”
Abby S.
Education Major
What Are Students and Administrators Saying?
“We have absolutely heard from our College of Education students that LRAP is making a big difference.”
Melissa Smurdon
Executive Director of Financial Aid, Butler University
What Are Students and Administrators Saying?
“I’ve always wanted to be a teacher and didn’t want to back down from my dreams so I could make more money to pay off student loans. LRAP will allow me to focus more on school.”
Lillian G.
Education Major
What Are Students and Administrators Saying?
“I am paying most of my college expenses myself. The LRAP gives me a foundation to pursue my goal to become a teacher while also being able to live. It gives me an opportunity to go into a field that really affects change and makes it affordable for me to do so. It will help me stay on my feet after college.”
Aurora S.
Education Major
What Are Students and Administrators Saying?
“LRAP is one more way that we can help eliminate barriers to higher education that so many families face and give more students access to the outstanding opportunities and programs our School of Education provides.”
Dennis J. Shields
Former Chancellor, University of Wisconsin, Platteville
What Are Students and Administrators Saying?
“Going into education, start salaries are typically very low. This program will allow me to have more freedom in my classroom and not be weighed down by student debt.”
Carly W.
Education Major
What Are Students and Administrators Saying?
“I plan to become an educator. Historically, this is an underpaid profession. To know I will receive some help with loan repayment is a huge blessing.”
Cailyn S.
Education Major
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