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Scott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2012
The number of students seeking postsecondary education at public or private nonprofit institutions has increased by 31 percent over the last decade, and close to 90 percent of the overall student population is now enrolled in these types of schools. As demand for a postsecondary education has grown, so has the cost, and families are finding…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Public Colleges
Ashby, Cornelia M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2004
In 2003, the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) managed about $60 billion in new financial aid. In 1998, the Congress designated FSA as a performance-based organization. In so doing, it specified purposes for the agency, such as to reduce program costs and increase accountability of its officials, and provided…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Federal Government