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

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced plans to require students to submit the FAFSA as part of the high school graduation process in ...

For prospective students considering online college programs, cost may be a concern. One common misconception is that ...

Students and their families, along with college financial aid administrators, hoped the 2025-26 school year would be a return to normalcy. It doesn't look like that will be the case. The Department of ...

Since taking office last year, Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson has prioritized increasing the state’s completion rate of the federal aid form.

Higher education leaders have worked tirelessly over the past five months to recover from the Department of Education’s delayed and error-ridden rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student ...

The U.S. Department of Education on Monday announced several steps it would take to help colleges process the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, more efficiently amid continuing ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open for students and parents. The application period opened in December 2023. Students must have their ...

Learn how to use FAFSA for summer courses, eligibility requirements, and what financial aid options you may qualify for.

The U.S. Education Department is relaxing a number of requirements so that colleges and universities dealing with delayed student financial aid information can better focus on processing aid ...