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Feds propose rules to penalize low-earning college degrees
Programs that miss earnings benchmarks in two of three years could lose federal loans, and some could also lose Pell Grants.
- The Department of Education proposed new rules holding universities accountable for programs leaving students with low-earning jobs, as federal student loan debt nears $1.7 trillion.
- Under secretary of education Nicholas Kent said the Trump Administration's framework requires graduates to earn more than the median income of working adults ages 25 to 34 with only a high school diploma.
- Failing programs could lose access to federal student loans if they miss earnings benchmarks in two out of three consecutive years, with the department measuring earnings four years after school.
- Lance Izumi, senior director of education studies at Pasadena-based Pacific Research Institute, said Monday that colleges must rethink program priorities because those without return on investment will affect revenue streams.
- Backed by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the plan addresses rising debt burdens; California residents owe about $151.5 billion while Mississippi borrowers owe 56% of median income.
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Feds propose rules to penalize low-earning college degrees
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education has proposed new rules aimed at holding colleges and universities accountable for programs that leave students with low-earning jobs as the federal student loan debt nears $1.7 trillion.
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