On July 26, 2010, the Department published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM). Through this NPRM, the Secretary proposes to amend the Student Assistance General Provisions to establish measures for determining whether certain postsecondary educational programs lead to gainful employment in recognized occupations, and the conditions under which these educational programs remain eligible for the student financial assistance programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).

Press Release: Proposed Rule Links Federal Student Aid to Loan Repayment Rates and Debt-to-Earnings Levels for Career College Graduates

Analysis, Additional Data

• Repayment Rate Data: Frequently Asked Questions MS Word (44K) | PDF (90K)

• Defining Gainful Employment: General Overview MS PowerPoint (491K) | PDF (127K) | MS Word (37K)

• Frequently Asked Questions MS Word (140K) | PDF (163K)

• Gainful Employment Analysis - Missouri Methodological Notes MS Word (98K) | PDF (134K)

• Florida State Legislature, Office of Policy Analysis & Government Accountability: Public Career Education Programs Differ from Private Programs on Their Admission Requirements, Costs, Financial Aid Availability, and Student Outcomes (PDF)

• Gainful Employment: Description of Effects Model MS Word (253K)

• Data Used to Model the Effects of the Program Integrity (Gainful Employment) NPRM MS Excel (2.79M)

• Cumulative Four-Year Repayment Rate by Institution MS Excel (5.39M)

• Background Tables: Program Integrity (Gainful Employment) NPRM Zip format (463K)

• How Much Debt Is Too Much? Defining Benchmarks for Manageable Student Debt (PDF)

• Debt Burden: Repaying Student Debt (PDF)

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