Title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) () was legislation signed into United States law on November 8, 1965, as part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society domestic agenda. Johnson chose Texas State University (then called " Southwest Te ...
(HEA) covers the administration of the United States federal
student financial aid
Student financial aid (or student financial support, or student aid) is financial support given to individuals who are furthering their education. Student financial aid can come in a number of forms, including scholarships, grants, student loans, a ...
programs.
American colleges and universities are generally classified with regard to their inclusion under Title IV, such as under the
U.S. Department of Education
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statistics.
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.
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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.
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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 Loan
A Federal Perkins Loan, or Perkins Loan, was a need-based student loan part of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, offered by the U.S. Department of Education to assist American college students in funding their post-secondary education. Th ...
s
* F- Need Analysis procedures
* G- General provisions and definitions
* H- Role of States, accrediting and eligibility [
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See also
*Title IX
Title IX is the most commonly used name for the federal civil rights law in the United States that was enacted as part (Title IX) of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other educat ...
is about discrimination based on sex, as well as protections against sexual assault in colleges.
References
Resources
Title 20, Chapter 28, Subchapter IV, United States Code 1070, et seq.
(cite 20USC1070)
1965 in law
89th United States Congress
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