School Closure

The School Closure Form allows partners to timely notify the Department of its anticipated and/or actual closure date, and to provide required information for processing the closure.

School Closure Application

Please reach out to FSA Case Teams with any questions regarding the completion and/or submission of this form.

When reporting a closure, please have the following information:

  • Closure Date (the date the school ceased or anticipates to cease providing educational instruction in all programs of study, and if available;
    • Arrangements made by and for students to complete their education;
    • Arrangements made for maintaining the academic records; and
    • Information about whether the school was covered by a state tuition recovery fund or performance bond.
  • Closure Contact: This is the individual who will serve as your closed institution's contact person during and/or after the closure process. This person will maintain certain limited access to FSA systems during and after closure. 
  • Custodian Contact(s): These are individuals or business owners of schools, licensing agencies, etc., who will be serving as the closed institutions' custodian of academic and financial aid records for record retention purposes. 

Click "Get Started" to submit your School Closure information to FSA.

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Federal Student Aid School Participation Section

Please send questions about school closures to CaseTeams@ed.gov.

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