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Financial Aid Offers: Action Needed to Improve Information on College Costs and Student Aid. Report to the Republican Leader, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives. GAO-23-104708
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Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
The Department of Education disbursed nearly $112 billion in financial aid to students through various grant and loan programs in fiscal year 2021. Colleges generally provide students information about the aid for which they are eligible in financial aid offers. Students use these offers to make key decisions, including which college to attend and…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Paying for College, Federal Aid, Best Practices