The Education Department approved a proposal to cut financial aid to college programs if their graduates earn lower salaries ...

A student age 24 or older by Dec. 31 of the award year is considered independent for federal financial aid purposes.

The U.S. Department of Education issued its final rule tying federal aid to graduates’ earnings Monday. “Under the new ...

A Department of Education proposal outlines that trade school program graduates who earn less than a high school graduate ...

Newly minted high school graduates listen to speeches from their classmates during commencement exercises on June 12, 2025, at Kiwanis Field in La Porte, Ind. For the first time this year, high school ...

With new federal loan caps taking effect on July 1, more families will need to rely on private lenders to pay for college.

To get any college aid, students must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. To improve access, a simplified FAFSA is rolling out in December with a new formula for calculating aid. Among ...

Families fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid each year since this is the best (and only) way to qualify for certain types of financial assistance for college. That said, recent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is usually the ...

There’s one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it looks a lot different than in prior years. The Free Application for Federal ...

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