Across
- 5. property and possessions belonging to a person which could be subject to the payment of debts
- 7. short-term schools which tend to focus on specific topics or careers
- 10. amount of money rewarded to students based on certain financial need criteria
- 11. cost of a student’s education
- 14. degrees which are attainable after the student has earned their undergraduate degree
- 17. Cost of Attendance; amount of money a student will have to pay in order to attend the college or career school of their choice
- 18. overall beliefs and opinions about a school based upon various qualities and attributes
- 19. money borrowed by students to help pay for their education
- 20. test designed to provide credentials equivalent to a high school diploma
- 21. process of combining multiple loan payments into one
- 23. Free Application for Federal Student Aid; allows students to apply for financial aid from a variety of sources
Down
- 1. colleges or universities which are mainly funded by state government
- 2. plans created to help students pay off their loans over a period of time
- 3. schools considered to be educational nonprofit organizations, receiving the majority of their funding through tuition, donations and endowments
- 4. education past the high school or GED level
- 6. percentage of the loan which must be paid back in addition to the amount a student borrows
- 8. two-year colleges which award associate degrees and allow the students the option to transfer into private or public universities
- 9. first level of post-secondary education degrees which consist of associate and bachelor’s degrees
- 12. federal part-time jobs for students who go to college and possess financial need
- 13. written promise to repay any sum of money which was borrowed
- 14. stands for grade point average and refers to the average calculated by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credits taken by a student
- 15. cost of a student’s living accommodations and meal plan
- 16. Expected Family Contribution; set amount of money an institution feels a student’s family could contribute to their education
- 22. amount of money rewarded to students based on merit