CHESLA loans are available for undergraduate, graduate, and professional study. Borrowers must be enrolled at least half-time in an accredited, non-profit college or university in Connecticut (eligible institutions listed below) or be a Connecticut resident attending an accredited, non-profit college or university anywhere in the U.S. on at least a half-time basis.

• Albertus Magnus College
• Asnuntuck Community College
• Capital Community College
• Central Connecticut State University
• Charter Oak State College
• Connecticut College
• CT ARC - CT Alternative Route to Certification
• Eastern Connecticut State University
• Fairfield University
• Gateway Community College
• Goodwin College
• Hartford Seminary
• Holy Apostles College
• Housatonic Community College
• Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
• Manchester Community College
• Middlesex Community College
• Mitchell College
• Naugatuck Valley Community College
• Northwestern Community College
• Norwalk Community College
• Quinebaug Valley Community College
• Quinnipiac University
• Quinnipiac University School of Law
• Rensselaer at Hartford
• Sacred Heart University
• Saint Joseph College
• Saint Vincent's College
• Southern Connecticut State University
• The Graduate Institute
• Three Rivers Community College
• Trinity College
• Tunxis Community College
• University of Bridgeport
• University of Connecticut
• University of Hartford
• University of New Haven
• Wesleyan University
• Western Connecticut State University
• Yale University