English-Spanish Glossary of Terms Relating to Higher Education & Student Financial Aid

This glossary is maintained and supported by a group of organizations involved in student financial aid and in promoting access to higher education to Hispanics throughout the country: Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities,National Association for College Admission Counseling, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, TG, U.S.Department of Education, and U.S.General Services Administration through FirstGov en Español. These organizations created a workgroup of education,student financial aid,and Spanish- language experts,who drew upon and reconciled preexisting glossaries to develop a single, easy-to-use reference tool that could facilitate the creation of more consistent Spanish-language materials about higher education and student financial aid.