Most people have heard of the federal government's largest money
programs for students like the Pell Grant program and the
Guaranteed Student Loan program. But did you know that the
federal government is the single largest source of money for
students no matter if they need it or not? In all these cases,
the grants are free and do not have to be paid back. What could
be better than getting free money to go to school? It is
certainly better than taking out all of those school loans, and
a lot cheaper. Getting the education grant means that you can go
to school without going into major debt with the government. You
may be wondering why these grants are free. The answer is
because your parents pay taxes and Congress sets aside over $33
billion per year so that students in the US will have the
funding they need in order to go to the school of their choice.
In some cases the total tab for your education is picked up by
the federal government if you major in an area in which there is
a high demand for employees and