Seminar agenda and description of workshop sessions.

This publication speaks to middle school students and their parents to provide information on how to prepare for and how to pay for educational expenses at an eligible college or career school. This workbook provides information for middle and junior high school students about how to prepare and how to pay for education beyond high school. This publication also includes charts, checklists, and other activities to help students answer important questions, such as "Why think about college now?", "What can a college education do for me?", and "How will I pay for college?". Keywords: College; thinking about college; why think about college now; plan for college; where do I start?; college and financial aid options; how do I pay for college?; checklist; college preparation; college costs; financial aid; grants; loans; work-study; student aid; Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); student loans; federal student aid; StudentAid.gov; four-year colleges; two-year colleges; career schools; U.S. Department of Education; scholarships; FAFSA4caaster; choosing a college; pay for college; types of aid; college support team; activity page; workbook; myths vs. reality; college planning; post-secondary degree programs; private grants; Federal student aid; FAFSA; Free Application for Federal Student Aid; money planning for college; paying for college; vocational and technical school programs; professional career choices; student aid; student financial aid; life skills; middle school students; high school students; guidance counseling; career guidance; career training; ed.gov; studentaid.gov; U.S. Department of Education; United States Department of Education; Office of Financial Aid; Financial Aid Office; Federal Financial Aid; Office of Financial Aid (U.S.)

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329) authorizes numerous federal aid programs that provide support to both individuals pursuing a postsecondary education and institutions of higher education (IHEs). Title IV of the HEA authorizes the federal government's major student aid programs, which are the primary source of direct federal support to students pursuing postsecondary education. Titles II, III, and V of the HEA provide institutional aid and support. Additionally, the HEA authorizes services and support for less-advantaged students (select Title IV programs), students pursing international education (Title VI), and students pursuing and institutions offering certain graduate and professional degrees (Title VII). Finally, the most recently added title (Title VIII) authorizes several other programs that support higher education. The HEA was last comprehensively reauthorized in 2008 by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA; P.L. 110-315), which authorized most HEA programs through FY2014. Following the enactment of the HEAO, the HEA has been amended by numerous other laws, most notably the SAFRA Act, part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), which terminated the authority to make federal student loans through the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. Authorization of appropriations for many HEA programs expired at the end of FY2014 but has been extended through FY2015 under the General Education Provisions Act. This report provides a brief overview of the major provisions of the HEA.