Nursing gains ‘professional’ label for student loans after judge’s ruling, but theology now dropped
The temporary change adds nursing and other health programs to the higher-loan category while theology moves to lower limits, officials said.
- On Monday, the Education Department issued a revised student loan rule designed to comply with a court order from last week, with the new policy taking effect Wednesday.
- District Judge Beryl Howell called the administration's original definition of professional degrees "misguided," blocking parts of a rule created by President Donald Trump's tax bill last year that capped professional loans at $200,000.
- The temporary rule now includes 29 professional degree programs such as nursing and nurse anesthesia, while the agency moved about 25 degrees including theology and applied psychology to the non-professional category with lower loan limits.
- Undersecretary Nicholas Kent stated the agency disagrees with the court's analysis but is complying with the order, calling the revision a temporary measure while defending the rule in court.
- A separate lawsuit filed by a coalition of Democratic-led states challenging the loan caps remains pending, though the Education Department said it remains confident the Trump administration's initial rule will ultimately be upheld.
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