Pay for an associates degree with graduate Stafford loans?

[wesnrthc]

Can I pay for an associates degree with graduate Stafford loans? I want to pay for culinary school, with Stafford loans, but I have already used my undergraduate limit to pay for my bachelors degree. Since I have graduated, am I eligible for the graduate limit to pay for further education? graduate Stafford loan; financial aid for second bachelors degree; graduate Stafford loan for culinary school.

[Holly]

You'll need to get a private loan and/or see if you qualify for grants. You won't get Pell since you already have a Bachelor's. Unless you're going to graduate school, you can't use graduate loans.