HEOA Compliance Obligations

When a college or university participates in federal financial aid programs – as almost all institutions do – the institution agrees to follow the terms set forth in the Program Participation Agreement, including the myriad disclosure requirements set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 1092. Institutions are required to disclose information on everything from college costs, graduation data and other consumer information, to emergency procedures and fire safety reports. While the reporting and disclosure requirements are burdensome, the resources below can serve as a tool to help institutions prioritize and organize their reporting and disclosures required under the HEOA.

• U.S. Laws & Regulations

• 20 U.S.C. §1092 - Institutional and Financial Assistance Information for Students under the HEOA

• Resource Pages

• NACUBO Business and Policy Area Page: Higher Education Opportunity Act

  NACUBO

• NAICU Resource Page on the Higher Education Opportunity Act

  NAICU

• NAICU Resource Page on Net Price Calculators

  NAICU

• NACUA Resource Page on HEOA 

  NACUA

• U.S. Department of Education HEOA Resource Page

  U.S. Dept. of Education

• NAICU Resource Page on Institutional Data Reporting and Collection

  NAICU
• Publications

• NACAC Policy Brief: Verification of High School Completion

  2011, NACAC

• Key HEOA Compliance Obligations

  Margaret L. O’Donnell, Susan K. Hattan, 2009, NACUA

• Congressional Research Service Report: Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for Institutions of Higher Education to Participate in Federal Student Programs Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act

  David P. Smole, 2009

• Implementing the Higher Education Opportunity Act – A Checklist for Business Officers

  2009, NACUBO

• U.S. Department of Education Summary of Required Consumer Disclosures

  U.S. Dept. of Education, May 1, 2012

• U.S. Department of Education "Dear Colleague" Letter Summarizing the HEOA

  U.S. Dept. of Education, 2008

• Information Required to Be Disclosed Under the Higher Education Act of 1965: Suggestions for Dissemination - A Supplemental Report

  Andrea Sykes, NPEC, 2011

• Information Required to Be Disclosed Under the Higher Education Act of 1965: Suggestions for Dissemination. A Report by NPEC.

  NPEC, 2009

• NACUANOTE: Federal Enforcement of Drug-Free Schools Regulations Likely to Increase

  Josh Dermott, July 3, 2012, NACUA