College Aid Services

AUGUST 14, 2024

Federal Student Aid is publishing the latest information related to Program Participation Agreements (PPA), which are required documents that must be signed institutional leadership if they want to retain their status as a Title IV program.

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College Aid Services

MAY 12, 2025

Department of Educations Office of Postsecondary Education announced its intention to establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee entitled Student Loans and Affordability Committee to prepare proposed regulations for federal student aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.

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College Aid Services

MAY 6, 2025

Department of Education has announced that sequester-required changes to Title IV federal student aid programs for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26) will remain consistent with those from FY 25.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 15, 2023

Federal Student Aid’s Office of Enforcement announced that it will add the use of secret shoppers to it’s toolbox. The secret shoppers will be used to help evaluate an institution’s recruitment, enrollment, financial aid, and other practices.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Department of Education is reminding Title IV institutions of their responsibility to make their cost of attendance (COA) information readily available for prospective and current students in accordance with federal regulations. What should the COA include?

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

FSA has issued another important reminder to institutions regarding federal requirements for excess cash management, reconciliation, and reporting Title IV aid disbursements. Schools have until December 13, 2024 to make any changes to their financial aid data for Campus-Based programs for the 2023-24 academic year.

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College Aid Services

MAY 10, 2025

FSAhas announced a significant update: starting in July 2025, the FSA Partner Connect portal will become the primary platform for Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) enrollment and user management. This transition aims to streamline processes for institutions and partners involved in administering Title IV federal student aid programs.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 4, 2024

Federal Student Aid is hosting a pair of webinars later this year to train administrators on the recertification process for Title IV programs, which must be submitted 90 days before the expiration of their school’s Program Participate Agreement (PPA).

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Without accurate information, many students apply ( or even commit ) to a college or university without complete information on how much it will cost them to attend. A net price calculator provides no guidance for longer-term financial planning. Many o utputs fail to differentiate the varying sources of aid.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

These reports are designed to test the impact of regulatory flexibilities in Title IV aid programs, review important topic such as Pell grants for incarcerated students, Federal Work-Study programs, and competency-based education.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 6, 2024

Federal Student Aid has created a new training series that focuses on rudimentary topics such as how schools request funds from the Department of Education, reporting requirements, and institutional eligibility for Title IV funds.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The Department of Education reiterates that institutions must have certain calculations evaluated and approved by an independent auditor to maintain their eligibility for Title IV aid. Read the complete FSA announcement below.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 13, 2023

Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid, sent a letter this week to higher education leaders advising them to be ready for the impact the 2024-25 FASFA will have at their institutions. The letter outlines several potential impacts that the changes could have at institutions that participate in Title IV programs.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Federal Student Aid has announced an additional set of webinars in their Wednesday Webinar Series, a series of live webinars which cover a variety of topics related to the Title IV programs. The webinars provide the most recent guidance from the U.S.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 18, 2024

Federal Student Aid has announced the publication of Volume 3 of the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook which discusses the academic calendar, payment period, and disbursement requirements for awarding aid under the Title IV student financial aid programs, determining a student’s cost of attendance, and packaging Title IV aid.

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College Aid Services

JUNE 14, 2024

The Department has released a detailed outline of the latest changes to the Ability to Benefit (ATB) regulations and Eligible Career Pathway Program for students without a high school diploma that want to apply for Title IV aid.

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In a recent publication, Federal Student Aid released key deadlines for Title IV institutions must submit reports for the 2024-25 academic year.

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Moneyman

JUNE 12, 2020

That’s what’s happening with the Student Eligibility rules for CARES Grant funds. As part of the law, the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund is created, with $12B of relief funds for students. Just kidding on the “just kidding” So, Philip J. Fry , pay attention. And guess what friends? Great question!!

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Moneyman

MAY 31, 2020

The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students. as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter). It is information you can believe from the Internet.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Daniel Jean often recounts with sadness the story of Robert Daniel Cuadra, an 18-year-old honor student from Paterson, New Jersey, who was planning to embark on a promising college career at Montclair State University in the summer of 2022. We’re concerned about their lived experiences while they’re here and beyond.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

After months of uncertainty for borrowers, the Biden administration’s student loan debt cancellation program, which offers $10,000 of relief to those making up to $125,000 and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, came before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, in oral arguments that stretched for over an hour past their scheduled time.

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Student Loan Hero

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens on Oct. If you apply early, not only will you meet all the various FAFSA deadlines, but you might also get more financial aid for college. Most students file the FAFSA much closer to the date it opens than the date it closes. 1 every year. 1 as possible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

college, university, and technical and vocational institutions eligible to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial aid programs. Cardona said the results of the data collection show that institutions must do more to raise the bar for student success and equitable outcomes.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 16, 2025

These new regulations will not affect Native Americans students who claimed Title IV eligibility under the Jay Treaty and… More FSA, in Collaboration with DHS, Revises Title IV Eligibility Guidelines for Canadian-Born Indigenous Americans The post FSA, in Collaboration with DHS, Revises Title IV Eligibility Guidelines for Canadian-Born Indigenous (..)

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 30, 2024

” The webinar’s description is: “The Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) continues to be a critical resource that schools rely on for making decisions about Title IV aid every year. Eastern the Department will present “202526 ISIR: What to Expect.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Department of Education, uncertainty over federal student aid, and possible expanded taxes on endowments. Layoffs on March 11 reduced the department's workforce by about half, which may lead to disruption in federal financial aid, civil-rights investigations, and other programs.

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