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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Nursing degrees gain 'professional' designation after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped
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Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps.
Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps
Judge issues limited block on new graduate student loan caps
But also declines to eliminate the graduate loan caps altogether Proponents of eliminating all caps on taxpayer subsidized student loans won a minor victory last week, when a federal judge issued a stay on the pending limits. Effective July 1, graduate students can borrow $20,500 per year unless they are in a “professional” degree program, in which case they can borrow up to $50,000… Source
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