Higher Education Act of 1965

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United States federal statute education law

The Higher Education Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded access to college through financial aid programs such as grants, loans, and work-study, forming a core part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s education reforms.

Aliases (1)

Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended ×2

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → education law →
administeredBy	U.S. Department of Education →
aimedAt	expanding access to higher education →
amendedBy	Education Amendments of 1980 → Higher Education Amendments of 1968 → Higher Education Amendments of 1972 → Higher Education Amendments of 1976 → Higher Education Amendments of 1986 → Higher Education Amendments of 1992 → Higher Education Amendments of 1998 → Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 →
codifiedIn	Title 20 of the United States Code →
containsTitle	Title I → Title II → Title III → Title IV → Title V → Title VI → Title VII →
country	United States →
createdProgram	Educational Opportunity Grants → Federal Work-Study program → TRIO programs → Upward Bound → federal grants for college students → federal student financial aid system → federal student loan programs →
dateSigned	1965-11-08 →
effectiveDate	1965-11-08 →
enactedBy	United States Congress →
expandedAccessThrough	need-based grants → subsidized loans → work-study opportunities →
focusesOn	college affordability → institutional support for higher education → postsecondary education → student financial aid →
hasSection	Section 401 → Section 428 → Section 435 → Section 482 →
historicalSignificance	cornerstone of federal student aid system in the United States → major expansion of federal role in higher education →
legislativeChamberOfOrigin	United States House of Representatives →
originallyAdministeredBy	U.S. Office of Education →
partOf	Great Society → War on Poverty →
policyArea	education policy → federal grants → social policy → student loans →
presidentAtEnactment	Lyndon B. Johnson →
primaryPurpose	to provide financial assistance for students in postsecondary and higher education → to strengthen the educational resources of colleges and universities →
publicLawNumber	Pub.L. 89–329 →
relatedTo	Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 → National Defense Education Act →
shortTitle	Higher Education Act of 1965 →
signedBy	Lyndon B. Johnson →
sponsorInHouse	Adam Clayton Powell Jr. →
sponsorInSenate	Wayne Morse →
statutesAtLargeCitation	79 Stat. 1219 →
targetPopulation	first-generation college students → low-income students → underrepresented students in higher education →
title	Higher Education Act of 1965 →
titleIVCovers	federal student aid programs → grants → loans → work-study →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 → National Defense Education Act →	relatedTo
GEAR UP →	authorizedBy
Federal Pell Grant Program ("Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended") →	createdBy
Federal Work-Study Program →	establishedUnder
Great Society →	hasPart
Federal Direct Student Loan Program ("Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended") →	legalAuthority
HBCUs →	legalDefinitionSource
Johnson administration →	notablePolicy
89th United States Congress →	passedAct
Higher Education Act of 1965 →	shortTitle
Higher Education Act of 1965 →	title