Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency

About PHEAA The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1963 to provide affordable access to higher education for PA students and families. Through the years, PHEAA has evolved into one of the nation’s leading providers of student financial aid services, including the Commonwealth’s state-based student loan program—PA Forward. PHEAA also serves millions of students through guaranty, servicing, financial aid processing, and other programs. PHEAA's earnings are used to support the Agency’s public service mission and to pay operating costs, including the administration of the PA State Grant Program and other state-funded student aid programs. This contribution from PHEAA saves the Commonwealth millions of dollars each year. PHEAA continues to devote energy, resources, and imagination to developing innovative ways to ease the financial burden of higher education for students, families, schools, and taxpayers. PHEAA conducts student loan servicing operations nationally as American Education Services (AES). Our Mission Providing affordable access to higher education. Our Vision To be a respected leader in higher education technology and student aid, devoting our energy, resources, and imagination to helping current and future generations of students achieve their educational goals. About AES AES was created to guarantee and service a variety of Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and private education loan products for lending partners throughout the nation. AES is a national leader in providing quality customer service to millions of student loan borrowers through its highly trained and experienced customer service representatives.