Trimester system could jeopardize students' federal grants

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Exponent) - If Purdue wants to implement a trimester system, there needs to be a change in Pell Grant eligibility terms.

According to the Division of Financial Aid, a total of 7,388 students last academic year received Pell Grants.

Ted Malone, executive director at Purdue’s Division of Financial Aid, said Pell Grants are just free money the government gives college students to use toward their tuition.

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