I couldn't find a link on the Astrive site for distance learning... does University of Phoenix qualify as an eligible school for getting a loan from Astrive?

I don't think you can get a student loan for distance learning. Why in particular did you choose Astrive? It may not be the best deal in reference to interest rate, etc. I suggest you look at thi website Private Student Loans for any educational reason. - Student Loan Advisors (http://www.StudentLoanAdvisors.com) before making a decision.

As far as University of Phoenix is concerned, I don't think they do distance learning, although you may know something I don't.

Sorry tickle but you are way off on this. University of Phoenix is the largest online and distance learning school there is ( they are advertised on TN, newspapers and almost every interent page you go to) And they are accredited as are a few online schools.

And yes in many cases not only are federal programs for payment, The University of Phoenix have finicial advisors that can help with finding payments.

I just graduated from University of Phoenix. They are nationally accredited, and you can receive financial aid to go there.