Higher Education Assistance Group, Inc. (HEAG) is a financial aid and higher education consulting group. Since 1989, HEAG has provided comprehensive financial aid and higher education consulting support to private, public and proprietary institutions. Our key services are: Title IV Compliance/Quality Assurance, Staffing, Technology, Processing and VERIFY, HEAG's premier remote verification service. HEAG. Compliance Experts When You Need Them.