College and Financial Aid Quiz

What is a grant?

• A type of paid employment for students.

• A scholarship based on academic achievement.

• A loan that must be repaid with interest.

• A sum of money given by an organization for a particular purpose.

What is a merit scholarship?

• A loan that must be repaid after graduation.

• A grant awarded based on academic or other achievements.

• A scholarship given to all students regardless of performance.

• A type of financial aid that requires work on campus.

What is an Associate's degree?

• A degree given to students who complete a master's program.

• A degree awarded after completing a four-year course.

• A degree for students who have completed a doctoral program.

• A degree awarded by colleges after a two-year course.

What is a work-study program?

• A program that provides loans to students.

• A program that offers grants to students.

• A program that provides money by paying students for qualified campus jobs.

• A program that offers scholarships based on athletic performance.

What is a public college?

• A college operated and financially supported by the state.

• A college that receives its primary funding from private donations.

• A college that specializes in technical and trade education.

• A college that offers only online courses.

What is a community college?

• A residential college offering four-year degrees.

• A nonresidential junior college offering courses to local residents.

• A college that focuses on international students.

• A college that only offers graduate programs.

What is a bachelor's degree?

• A degree awarded after completing a two-year course.

• A degree given to students who complete a doctoral program.

• A degree awarded after completing a four-year undergraduate program.

• A degree for students who have completed a master's program.

What is a private college?

• A college that is operated and financially supported by the state.

• A college that receives its primary funding from private sources.

• A college that offers only online courses.

• A college that specializes in technical and trade education.

What is a student loan?

• A grant that does not need to be repaid.

• A scholarship awarded based on athletic performance.

• A sum of money borrowed to pay for education, which must be repaid with interest.

• A type of financial aid that requires work on campus.