Mission
Federal Student Aid's core mission is to ensure that all eligible Americans benefit from federal financial assistance—grants, loans and work-study programs—for education beyond high school. The programs Federal Student Aid administers comprise the nation's largest source of student financial aid: during the 2010-11 school year alone, Federal Student Aid provided approximately $144 billion in new aid to nearly 15 million postsecondary students and their families. A staff of 1,200 is based in 10 cities in addition to the Washington, D.C. headquarters.
While overseeing $864 billion in outstanding student loans, Federal Student Aid ensures that all partners in the student aid community—schools, servicers and guaranty agencies—operate fairly, honestly and efficiently. Another key role the organization performs is ensuring students and their families are aware that financial aid is available and is an important first step to education beyond high school. Federal Student Aid distributes numerous publications both in print and online and runs several customer call centers. Most of these services are provided in Spanish as well.
The Federal Student Aid team is committed to making education beyond high school more attainable for all Americans, regardless of socioeconomic status.
Read more about this topic: Office Of Federal Student Aid
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