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                                                                    Exhibit 25.1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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               CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
                     A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

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                               JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

      New York                                                    13-4994650
(State of incorporation                                       (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                                      identification No.)


    270 Park Avenue
  New York, New York                                               10017
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


                               William H. McDavid
                                 General Counsel
                                 270 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                               Tel: (212) 270-2611
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                        SLM Education Credit Funding LLC
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                                04-3480392
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                               identification No.)


        20 Hemingway Drive
   East Providence, Rhode Island                                   02915
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


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                       SLM Education Credit Funding Trust
                       (Title of the indenture securities)

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                                     GENERAL

Item 1.  General Information.

         Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

         (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.

              New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
              12110.

              Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
              D.C., 20551

              Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
              Street, New York, N.Y.


              Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.


         (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

              Yes.


Item 2.  Affiliations with the Obligor and Guarantors.

         If the obligor or any Guarantor is an affiliate of the trustee,
describe each such affiliation.

         None.













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Item 16. List of Exhibits

         List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
Eligibility.

         1.  A copy of the Restated Organization Certificate of the Trustee
dated March 25, 1997 and the Certificate of Amendment dated October 22, 2001
(see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connections with Registration Statement No.
333-76894, which is incorporated by reference.)

         2.  A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference). On November 11,
2001, in connection with the merger of The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the surviving corporation was renamed
JPMorgan Chase Bank.

         3.  None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

         4.  A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement 333-76894, which is
incorporated by reference.)

         5.  Not applicable.

         6.  The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference). On November 11, 2001, in
connection with the merger of The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company of New York, the surviving corporation was renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank.

         7.  A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

         8.  Not applicable.

         9.  Not applicable.

                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the Trustee,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New
York and State of New York, on the day of         .

                                                     JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

                                                     By  /s/ Craig M. Kantor
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                                                             Craig M. Kantor
                                                              Vice President