SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         Date of Report: March 27, 2002
                       ---------------------------------
                       (Date of earliest event reported)


                          THE STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter


      Delaware                     1-11616                  16-1427135
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 (State or other juris-          (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
 diction of incorporation        File Number)           Identification No.)
 or organization)


750 Washington Blvd., Stamford, Connecticut                   06901
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(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 975-6292
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                                 Not Applicable
         -------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 5.   Other Events

     On  March  27,  2002,   SLC  Student  Loan  Trust-I  (the  Issuer)   issued
approximately  $259,650,000  aggregate  principal  amount of Series 2002-1 notes
backed by student  loans.  The notes,  denominated as Classes A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4
and B-1 notes,  were sold through  Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and Merrill  Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as underwriters. A Class R-1 residual note,
having an original principal amount of approximately  $8,500,000,  was issued to
SLC Student Loan Receivables I, Inc. (the Depositor).

     The  Issuer  acquired  the  student  loans  that  back the  notes  from the
Depositor,  a special  purpose  corporation  organized  and wholly  owned by The
Student  Loan  Corporation  (SLC).  Bankers  Trust  Company  is the  Depositor's
eligible lender trustee.  The Depositor and its eligible lender trustee acquired
approximately  $249,316,000 of Federal Family  Education Loan Program loans from
SLC and Citibank (New York State), as its eligible lender trustee. The Issuer is
a Delaware  business  trust whose trustee is Wilmington  Trust Company and whose
administrator is SLC. SLC also acts as servicer of the student loans.

     The Notes were issued under the  Depositor's $3 billion shelf  registration
statement  that the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  declared  effective on
February 20, 2002.


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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.



Date: April 19, 2002
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                                            THE STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION
                                            (Registrant)


                                            By: /s/ Steven Gorey
                                                ----------------
                                                Steven Gorey
                                                Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                               ------------------
                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         Date of Report: March 27, 2002
                       ---------------------------------
                       (Date of earliest event reported)

                          THE STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION
              -----------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter

      Delaware                     1-11616                  16-1427135
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (State or other juris-          (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
 diction of incorporation        File Number)           Identification No.)
 or organization)

750 Washington Blvd., Stamford, Connecticut                   06901
-------------------------------------------                 ---------
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 975-6292
       ------------------------------------------------------------------

                                 Not Applicable
         -------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5.   Other Events

     On  March  27,  2002,   SLC  Student  Loan  Trust-I  (the  Issuer)   issued
approximately  $259,650,000  aggregate  principal  amount of Series 2002-1 notes
backed by student  loans.  The notes,  denominated as Classes A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4
and B-1 notes,  were sold through  Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and Merrill  Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as underwriters. A Class R-1 residual note,
having an original principal amount of approximately  $8,500,000,  was issued to
SLC Student Loan Receivables I, Inc. (the Depositor).

     The  Issuer  acquired  the  student  loans  that  back the  notes  from the
Depositor,  a special  purpose  corporation  organized  and wholly  owned by The
Student  Loan  Corporation  (SLC).  Bankers  Trust  Company  is the  Depositor's
eligible lender trustee.  The Depositor and its eligible lender trustee acquired
approximately  $249,316,000 of Federal Family  Education Loan Program loans from
SLC and Citibank (New York State), as its eligible lender trustee. The Issuer is
a Delaware  business  trust whose trustee is Wilmington  Trust Company and whose
administrator is SLC. SLC also acts as servicer of the student loans.

     The Notes were issued under the  Depositor's $3 billion shelf  registration
statement  that the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  declared  effective on
February 20, 2002.
SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 19, 2002
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                                            THE STUDENT LOAN CORPORATION
                                            (Registrant)

                                            By: /s/ Steven Gorey
                                                ----------------
                                                Steven Gorey
                                                Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer