20 U.S.C. § 1087ll : US Code - Section 1087LL: Cost of attendance

Search 20 U.S.C. § 1087ll : US Code - Section 1087LL: Cost of attendance

For the purpose of this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of
chapter 34 of title 42, the term "cost of attendance" means -
(1) tuition and fees normally assessed a student carrying the
same academic workload as determined by the institution, and
including costs for rental or purchase of any equipment,
materials, or supplies required of all students in the same
course of study;
(2) an allowance for books, supplies, transportation, and
miscellaneous personal expenses, including a reasonable allowance
for the documented rental or purchase of a personal computer, for
a student attending the institution on at least a half-time
basis, as determined by the institution;
(3) an allowance (as determined by the institution) for room
and board costs incurred by the student which -
(A) shall be an allowance determined by the institution for a
student without dependents residing at home with parents;
(B) for students without dependents residing in
institutionally owned or operated housing, shall be a standard
allowance determined by the institution based on the amount
normally assessed most of its residents for room and board; and
(C) for all other students shall be an allowance based on the
expenses reasonably incurred by such students for room and
board;
(4) for less than half-time students (as determined by the
institution) tuition and fees and an allowance for only books,
supplies, and transportation (as determined by the institution)
and dependent care expenses (in accordance with paragraph (8));
(5) for a student engaged in a program of study by
correspondence, only tuition and fees and, if required, books and
supplies, travel, and room and board costs incurred specifically
in fulfilling a required period of residential training;
(6) for incarcerated students only tuition and fees and, if
required, books and supplies;
(7) for a student enrolled in an academic program in a program
of study abroad approved for credit by the student's home
institution, reasonable costs associated with such study (as
determined by the institution at which such student is enrolled);
(8) for a student with one or more dependents, an allowance
based on the estimated actual expenses incurred for such
dependent care, based on the number and age of such dependents,
except that -
(A) such allowance shall not exceed the reasonable cost in
the community in which such student resides for the kind of
care provided; and
(B) the period for which dependent care is required includes,
but is not limited to, class-time, study-time, field work,
internships, and commuting time;
(9) for a student with a disability, an allowance (as
determined by the institution) for those expenses related to the
student's disability, including special services, personal
assistance, transportation, equipment, and supplies that are
reasonably incurred and not provided for by other assisting
agencies;
(10) for a student receiving all or part of the student's
instruction by means of telecommunications technology, no
distinction shall be made with respect to the mode of instruction
in determining costs;
(11) for a student engaged in a work experience under a
cooperative education program, an allowance for reasonable costs
associated with such employment (as determined by the
institution); and
(12) for a student who receives a loan under this or any other
Federal law, or, at the option of the institution, a conventional
student loan incurred by the student to cover a student's cost of
attendance at the institution, an allowance for the actual cost
of any loan fee, origination fee, or insurance premium charged to
such student or such parent on such loan, or the average cost of
any such fee or premium charged by the Secretary, lender, or
guaranty agency making or insuring such loan, as the case may be.