Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid 2011-2012 by U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, Student Experience Group
Subject: Federal student loans for college
Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, plays a central and essential role in the nation’s postsecondary education community.
Federal Student Aid’s core mission is to ensure that all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance—grants, work-study, and loans—for education beyond high school. The programs we administer comprise the nation’s largest source of student aid. Every year, we provide more than $150 billion in aid to nearly 14 million postsecondary students and their families. Our staff is based in 10 cities in addition to our Washington, DC headquarters.
You have many postsecondary education options from which to choose. Whether you decide to attend a four-year college or university, community college, or career school, the knowledge you gain will be of value to you for the rest of your life, no matter where you go or what you do.
It’s financial help for eligible students to pay for education expenses at an eligible postsecondary school .
There are three categories of federal student aid: grants, workstudy, and loans. Check with your school to find out which program it participates in.
Federal student aid covers such expenses as tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation. Aid also can help pay for other related expenses, such as a computer and for dependent care.
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English
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Kindle Edition
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KRTT
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January 10, 2012
Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid 2011-2012
Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid 2011-2012 by U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, Student Experience Group
Subject: Federal student loans for college
Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, plays a central and essential role in the nation’s postsecondary education community.
Federal Student Aid’s core mission is to ensure that all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance—grants, work-study, and loans—for education beyond high school. The programs we administer comprise the nation’s largest source of student aid. Every year, we provide more than $150 billion in aid to nearly 14 million postsecondary students and their families. Our staff is based in 10 cities in addition to our Washington, DC headquarters.
You have many postsecondary education options from which to choose. Whether you decide to attend a four-year college or university, community college, or career school, the knowledge you gain will be of value to you for the rest of your life, no matter where you go or what you do.
It’s financial help for eligible students to pay for education expenses at an eligible postsecondary school .
There are three categories of federal student aid: grants, workstudy, and loans. Check with your school to find out which program it participates in.
Federal student aid covers such expenses as tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation. Aid also can help pay for other related expenses, such as a computer and for dependent care.