Programs that fail these tests could be restricted or blocked from federal student aid.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

For more information on these federal student aid programs, please go to www.studentaid.ed.gov, or call 1-800-4FED-AID.

WHITEHOUSE: Making Higher Education More Affordable

All student aid programs combined, which also includes tax benefits and work study programs, grew at a real annual rate of around 3.1 percent.

FORBES: Subsidy-Absorbing Institutions of Higher Education

Other federal grants: Federal monies awarded to the institution under federal government student aid programs, such as Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG), DHHS training grants (aid portion only), State Student Incentive Grants (SSIG), and other federal student aid programs.

FORBES: #526 Colby-Sawyer College