Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) covers the administration of the United States federal student financial aid programs.^[1]

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]

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.^[3]

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:

• 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 Loans
• F- Need Analysis procedures
• G- General provisions and definitions
• H- Role of States, accrediting and eligibility ^[3]