Social:Title IV

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Short description: United States law governing student financial aid

Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) covers the administration of the United States federal student financial aid programs.[1]

American colleges and universities are generally classified with regard to their inclusion under Title IV, such as under the U.S. Department of Education statistics.[2]

Content

Title IV was one of eight titles:

  • Title I, General Provisions;
  • Title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement;
  • Title III, Strengthening Institutions;
  • Title IV, Student Assistance;
  • Title V, Developing Institutions;
  • Title VI, International Education Programs;
  • Title VII, Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs; and
  • Title VIII, Additional Programs.[3]

Title IV contains nine parts that authorize a broad array of programs and provisions to assist students and their families in gaining access to and financing a postsecondary education. Programs authorized under this title are the primary sources of federal aid supporting postsecondary education.[3]

The act is sectioned:

  • A- Grants to attend establishments in approved Title IV programs. (Ten sub-sections)
  • B- Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program
  • C- Federal Work-Study Programs
  • D- Direct Loan Program
  • E- Federal Perkins Loans
  • F- Need Analysis procedures
  • G- General provisions and definitions
  • H- Role of States, accrediting and eligibility [3]

See also

  • Title IX is about discrimination based on sex, as well as protections against sexual assault in colleges.

References

  1. "Overview of HEA". http://www.tgslc.org/policy/hea.cfm. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  2. "Example statistics from National Center of Education Statistics". http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_005.asp?referrer=list. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hegji, Alexandra (October 24, 2018). "The Higher Education Act (HEA): A Primer". Congressional Research Service. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43351.pdf.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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