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International Students

  • US Network for Education Information (www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/index.html) provides official information assistance for anyone who wants to learn about U.S. education. (US Dept of Education)
  • Education USA (http://www.educationusa.state.gov) offers guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access educational opportunities in the U.S. (US Dept of State)

Find a College

Explore Careers (http://www.bls.gov/oco) at the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Veterans Education Benefits (GI Bill) (http://www.gibill.va.gov) is VA's main page for information about the GI Bill for veterans and their dependents.

Get Answers from the Government (http://answers.USA.gov) - if USA.gov doesn't already have the answer, they'll get it! Find answers here to any questions you have about government services, using USA.gov's network on contacts from across the government.

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Federal Student Aid Information Center: General information about the federal student aid programs, help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and technical assistance for FAFSA on the web are available through the Federal Student Aid Information Center at: 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243); 1-319-337-5665; or (TTY) 1-800-730-8913

To report fraud, waste or abuse of federal student aid funds: 1-800-MIS-USED (1-800-647-8733)

International Students: If you are seeking to study in the United States, the US Network for Education Information can help! Call them at 1-800-424-1616 or email them at USNEI@ed.gov.

Information Resource Center: General information from the U.S. Dept of Education about programs, grants, publications, and referrals to sources of specific information and answers to your questions: 1-800-USA-LEARN (Spanish speakers available); 202-401-2000, or (TTY) 1-800-437-0833, or send e-mail to usa_learn@ed.gov

Answers by Phone: Call the information specialists at the Federal Citizen Information Center toll-free at 1 (800) FED INFO (1-800-333-4636) between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. eastern time Monday through Friday, and get answers to all your questions about federal programs, benefits, or services.


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