Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority

Kentucky college planning site has updated look, navigation

Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA), like the Kentucky Department of Education, has redesigned its website. The website is arranged for visitors to navigate by audience or by topic. The enhanced site provides students, parents and others information they need to successfully navigate career exploration, college preparation and financial aid processes. KHEAA staff spent a year designing, programming and decreasing [...]

By Susan Riddell|2012-10-31T11:33:55-04:00November 1, 2012|

Kentucky high school junior may win scholarship, photo shoot

A junior at one of Kentucky’s public or private high schools will win a $500 scholarship and a photo shoot at his or her school through the “Promote Your School” scholarship contest, sponsored by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). To enter, the student must submit an essay about the biggest challenge facing high school students. The essay must [...]

By Susan Riddell|2020-04-22T15:41:15-04:00July 26, 2012|

536 high school juniors earn $1,000 college scholarships

Hundreds of high school juniors from across Kentucky earned $1,000 academic scholarships in the “Drive the Dream” program, sponsored by GEAR UP Kentucky and the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. A total of 536 students earned the scholarships and were recognized during a ceremony last Friday at Western Kentucky University’s Knicely Conference Center in Bowling Green. Scholarship recipients were members of [...]

By Nancy Rodriguez|2020-10-05T10:25:14-04:00March 22, 2012|

Free book provides advice to adults returning to college

Kentucky adults considering returning to college have a free resource to help them make decisions about higher education. Adults Returning to School is published by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA), the state agency that administers Kentucky student financial aid programs and provides college planning materials. The book provides information about entrance exams, financial aid programs and Kentucky colleges [...]

By Susan Riddell|2012-02-22T14:25:12-05:00February 23, 2012|

Bowling Green High School junior wins scholarship, photo shoot

Ethan Holaday, a junior at Bowling Green High School (Bowling Green Independent), is the winner of the “Promote Your School” essay contest, sponsored by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). He earned a $500 college scholarship and the opportunity for his school to be featured in future college planning materials published by KHEAA. The essay contest — which asked [...]

By Susan Riddell|2011-10-11T07:55:29-04:00October 13, 2011|

KHEAA, KHESLC annual report available online

The Fiscal Year 2010 annual report of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) and the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation (KHESLC) is now available online. The annual report can be found online at http://www.kheaa.com/ and http://www.kheslc.com/. On the KHESLC website, click on About Us in the left-hand navigation menu. On the KHEAA site, click on Reports at the [...]

By Susan Riddell|2011-04-20T13:49:08-04:00April 21, 2011|

College Cost and Planning Report

Kentucky high school students have a free resource to help them through the college application process called the College Cost & Planning Report. The reports are provided through a partnership of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) and Student Aid Services Inc. Each report is a personalized calculation and comparison of aid eligibility and net prices of the colleges [...]

By Susan Riddell|2011-01-27T07:30:55-05:00January 27, 2011|