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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. [1]

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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]

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Title IV was one of eight titles:

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:

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References

  1. "Overview of HEA" . Retrieved August 28, 2008.
  2. "Example statistics from National Center of Education Statistics" . Retrieved August 28, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 Hegji, Alexandra (October 24, 2018). "The Higher Education Act (HEA): A Primer" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved August 13, 2021.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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