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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20659

                                    FORM 10-K

                  FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO
           SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(MARK ONE)


[X]      ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000
                          -----------------------------------------------------
                                       OR
[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________.


                      Commission File Number: 333-58073-01
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                        KEYCORP STUDENT LOAN TRUST 1999-A
                        ---------------------------------
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

           NEW YORK                                         36-7238740
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STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION                                (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION                          IDENTIFICATION NO.)

  C/O KEY BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATOR, 800 SUPERIOR AVE.,
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  ATTN:  DEBRA FRONIUS, CLEVELAND, OHIO                                 44114
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 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                            (ZIP CODE)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (216) 828-9353
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Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:     None
                                                           --------------

Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:     None
                                                           --------------

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 12 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes   X    No
    ----      -----

         The registrant has no officer, director or beneficial owner of more
than 10% of equity securities to whom Section 16(a) of the Act applies and
consequently Item 405 of Regulation S-K does not apply.

         The registrant does not have any voting stock, has not been involved in
bankruptcy proceedings during the past five years and is not a corporate
registrant.


         No documents are incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.
                             Exhibit Index on Page 7
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         This Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed in reliance upon certain no
action letters, including a letter dated May 9, 1997, issued by the Chief
Counsel, Division of Corporate Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission
relating to the KeyCorp Student Loan Trust 1996-A, Registration No. 333-4274,
stating that the Division will not object if the Registrant files reports
pursuant to Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act in the manner
described in a letter dated April 28, 1997, to the Office of Chief Counsel on
behalf of the Registrant. Accordingly, certain items have been omitted from or
modified in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

                                     PART I

Item 1.       BUSINESS.

              Omitted.

Item 2.       PROPERTIES.
              The property of the Registrant consists solely of student loans
              that are either (i) guaranteed as to the payment of principal and
              interest by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
              ("PHEAA"), the Educational Credit Management Corporation ("ECMC"),
              the Nebraska Student Loan Program ("NSLP") or the Massachusetts
              Higher Education Assistance Corporation now doing business as
              American Student Assistance ("ASA"), and are reinsured by the
              United States Department of Education (the "Department") or (ii)
              guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by The
              Education Resources Institute, Inc. ("TERI") or HEMAR Insurance
              Corporation of America ("HICA"), each a private guarantor and not
              reinsured by the Department.

              See Exhibits 99(a) a Certificate of Pennsylvania Higher Education
              Assistance Agency ("PHEAA"), as Servicer of the Registrant.

              See Exhibit 99(b) and 99(f) a Certificate of EFS Services, Inc.
              ("EFS"), as Servicer of the Registrant, and the Independent
              Accountant's Report of KPMG Peat Marwick with respect to the
              activities of such Servicer during the calandar year ended
              December 31, 2000.

              See Exhibits 99(c) and 99(f) a Certificate of Key Bank USA,
              National Association, as Administrator of the Registrant, and the
              Independent Auditor's Report of Ernst & Young with respect to the
              activities of the Administrator during the fiscal year ended
              December 31, 2000.



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              See Exhibit 99(d) a Certificate of Bank One, National Association
              (fka The First National Bank of Chicago), as Issuer of the
              Registrant with respect to the activities of the Issuer during the
              fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.

              See Exhibit 99(e) the Independent Accountant's Report of KPMG Peat
              Marwick with respect to the activities of PHEAA and EFS during the
              calandar year ended December 31, 2000.


Item 3.       LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

              The Registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings
              involving the Registrant or its property.

Item 4.       SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

              No matters were submitted to Certificateholders or Noteholders for
              a vote during the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report.


                                     PART II

Item 5.       MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
              MATTERS.
              At December 31, 2000, there were two (2) registered holders of the
              Registrant's Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates
              ("Certificates") (i) Key Bank USA, National Association and (ii)
              CEDE & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). At
              December 29, 2000, there were two (2) persons registered on the
              books of DTC as record owners of Certificates. There is no
              established public market in which the Certificates are traded.


Item 6.       SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

              Omitted.

Item 7.       MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
              RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

              Omitted.

Item 8.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

              Omitted.

Item 9.       CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
              FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

              None.


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                                    PART III

Item 10.      DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.

              Omitted.

Item 11       EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

              Omitted.

Item 12.      SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.

              As of December 31, 2000, the Certificates were registered in the
              name of (i) Key Bank USA, National Association and (ii) CEDE &
              Co., as nominee of DTC. As of December 29, 2000, the books of DTC
              indicate that the two (2) DTC participant institutions listed
              below are record owners of in excess of five percent (5%) of the
              Certificates issued by the Registrant. Only such participants,
              however, know the identity of the beneficial owners of interests
              in such Certificates.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       Name and Address of               Amount and Nature of     Percent of
Title of Class         Beneficial Owner                  Beneficial Ownership     Class
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<S>                    <C>                               <C>                     <C>
Floating Rate Asset
Backed Certificates    Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.   $10,000,000. Principal    28.9
                       c/o Mellon Bank, N.A.             amount of Certificates
                       Three Mellon Bank Center
                       Room 153-3015
                       Pittsburgh, PA 15259

                       Citibank, NA                      $24,167,000. Principal    69.9
                       Attn Marta Hoosain                amount of Certificates
                       PO Box 30576
                       Tampa FL 33630-3576
</TABLE>


Item 13.        CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

                Omitted.

                                     PART IV

Item 14.   EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

           (a)(1) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                Not Applicable.


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           (a)(2) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
                Not Applicable.

           (b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K FILED DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF 2000:
                8-K dated December 27, 2000, reporting under Item 5 thereof, the
                regularly quarterly distribution to the holders of the Trust's
                Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates and Floating Rate Asset
                Backed Notes and the distribution of the Certificateholder's
                Statement and Noteholder's Statement.

           (c)  EXHIBITS.  The following documents are filed as part of this
                Annual Report on Form 10-K.


       EXHIBIT NUMBER                          DESCRIPTION
           99(a)              Servicer's Compliance Certificate from
                              Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
                              Agency (PHEAA).

           99(b)              Servicer's Compliance Certificate from EFS
                              Services, Inc.

           99(c)              Administrator's Compliance Certificate.

           99(d)              Issuer's Compliance Certificate.

           99(e)              Independent Accountant's Report of KPMG Peat
                              Marwick regarding PHEAA and EFS.

           99(f)              Independent Auditor's Report of Ernst & Young.





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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  March 30, 2001
                                    KEYCORP STUDENT LOAN TRUST 1999-A

                                    BY: BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (FKA THE
                                    FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO), NOT IN ITS
                                    INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS ELIGIBLE
                                    LENDER TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE TRUST

                                    By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Kinney
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                                    Name: Jeffrey L. Kinney
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                                    Title: Vice President
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION
15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.


No annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting
material has been sent to Certificateholders during the period covered by this
Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Registrant does not intend to furnish such
materials to Certificateholders subsequent to the filing of this report.



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                                INDEX OF EXHIBITS


   EXHIBIT NUMBER                    DESCRIPTION                     PAGE

       99(a)         Servicer's Compliance Certificate from PHEAA      8

       99(b)          Servicer's Compliance Certificate from EFS       9

       99(c)            Administrator's Compliance Certificate        10

       99(d)               Issuer's Compliance Certificate            11

       99(e)         Independent Accountant's Report of KPMG Peat     12
                            Marwick regarding PHEAA & EFS

       99(f)               Independent Auditor's Report of            17
                                    Ernst & Young