student loan limits
Coverage of student loan limits in the Nexus archive.
- Nursing gains ‘professional’ label for student loans after judge’s ruling, but theology now dropped
A federal judge's ruling led the U.S. Education Department to temporarily revise student loan rules, allowing higher loan amounts for nursing and similar graduate programs while excluding theology. The department disputes the ruling but complies temporarily as litigation continues.
- Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped
A federal judge's ruling temporarily increased federal student loan limits for nursing and physical therapy graduate programs by blocking part of a Trump administration rule. The U.S. Education Department revised the rule to comply, but theology programs were reclassified as non-professional, reducing their loan caps. The department plans to challenge the ruling in court.
- Nursing degrees gain 'professional' designation after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped
A federal judge's ruling temporarily expanded student loan limits for nursing and other graduate programs by reclassifying them as 'professional' degrees, but theology and similar fields were removed from the designation. The U.S. Education Department revised its rule to comply with the court order, maintaining a legal challenge to the original Trump administration policy.