Title IV
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Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) covers the administration of the United States federal student financial aid programs.{{cite web|url=http://www.tgslc.org/policy/hea.cfm |title=Overview of HEA |accessdate=2008-08-28 }}
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.{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_005.asp?referrer=list |title=Example statistics from National Center of Education Statistics |accessdate=2008-08-28 }}
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.{{cite web |last1=Hegji |first1=Alexandra |title=The Higher Education Act (HEA): A Primer |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43351.pdf |publisher=Congressional Research Service |access-date=13 August 2021 |date=October 24, 2018}} {{PD-notice}}
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.
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
See also
- Title IX is about discrimination based on sex, as well as protections against sexual assault in colleges.
References
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Resources
- [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2006_uscode&docid=20USC1070 Title 20, Chapter 28, Subchapter IV, United States Code 1070, et seq.] (cite 20USC1070)
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