...OVERVIEW + New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority's series 2018 issuance is an ABS transaction backed by private student loans made under the NJCLASS loan program, which includes a refinance loan program. + We assigned our ratings to the senior series 2018A, 2018B, and subordinate series 2018C bonds. + The ratings reflect our view of the transaction's credit support, expected initial parity, and loan pool characteristics, among other factors. NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) May 31, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its ratings to New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority's (HESAA's) $215.850 million student loan revenue bonds series 2018A, 2018B, and 2018C (see list). The bond issuance is an asset-backed securities (ABS) transaction backed by private student loans made under HESAA's New Jersey College Loan to Assist State Students (NJCLASS) loan program, which includes a refinance loan program. The ratings reflect: + The availability of approximately...