Higher Education Act
- A law that facilitates scholarships and loans for undergraduate students based on their financial needs. This act also made provisions for a National Teachers Corps. Passed by a Democratic Congress as an aspect of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society Program, its enactment marked a shift from providing support to institutions toward offering direct aid to individual students
- The Higher Education Act has helped numerous students who otherwise could not afford university to obtain their degrees.
- Under the Higher Education Act, the student was eligible to apply for financial aid based on their economic situation.
- The Higher Education Act expedited the establishment of the National Teachers Corps.
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