Higher Education Opportunity Act

Higher Education Act of 1965

Other short titles	Higher Education Facilities Act Amendment National Defense Education Act Amendment
Long title	An Act to strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students in post-secondary and higher education.
Acronyms (colloquial)	HEA, NTCA
Nicknames	National Teachers Corps Act
Enacted by	the 89th United States Congress
Effective	November 8, 1965
Citations
Public law	89-329
Statutes at Large	79 Stat. 1219
Codification
Titles amended	20 U.S.C.: Education
U.S.C. sections created	20 U.S.C. ch. 28 § 1001 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 9567 on Edith Green (D–OR) Passed the House on August 26, 1965 (368-22) Passed the Senate on September 2, 1965 (79-3) Reported by the joint conference committee on October 20, 1965; agreed to by the House on October 20, 1965 (313-63) and by the Senate on October 20, 1965 (passed) Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 8, 1965
Major amendments
No Child Left Behind Act

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) (Pub.L. 89–329) was a legislation signed into United States law on November 8, 1965, as part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society domestic agenda. Johnson chose Texas State University (then called "Southwest Texas State College"), his alma mater, as the signing site. The law was intended "to strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students in postsecondary and higher education". It increased federal money given to universities, created scholarships, gave low-interest loans for students, and established a National Teachers Corps. The "financial assistance for students" is covered in Title IV of the HEA.

The Higher Education Act of 1965 was reauthorized in 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2008. Current authorization for the programs in the Higher Education Act expired at the end of 2013, but has been extended through 2015 while Congress prepares changes and amendments. Before each re-authorization, Congress amends additional programs, changes the language and policies of existing programs, or makes other changes.

In January 1965, Representative Edith Green of Oregon introduced H. R. 3220 as a bill to "strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students in postsecondary education." Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon introduced the Senate version of the bill, S. 600. The bills sought to create an advisor council to review teacher training programs and to create a National Teacher Corps, which would recruit teachers to serve in low-income areas and train teachers through internships. Other provisions of the bills included financial aid, scholarships, work study, and library enhancements. Throughout 1965 numerous hearings were held by Special Subcommittee on Education and the Education Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare held numerous hearings. Based on the recommendations of University administrators, educators and student aid officers, a new bill was introduced: H. R. 9567. It was passed by the House of Representatives on August 26 and the Senate passed the bill on September 2.

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