Federal law now distinguishes between graduate and professional degree programs for loan borrowing purposes. These federal designations apply only to student federal loan eligibility and do not ...

Before taking out a federal student loan, borrowers should first research the four different types.

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Starting July 1, the legislation will cap federal loans for students in “professional” programs—the proposed definition of ...

Proposed federal student loan caps will drive students into pricier private loans, or derail their aspirations of becoming PAs, creating professional healthcare shortages.

THEIR EDUCATION. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND SAYS AROUND 6000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE SYSTEM BORROWED FROM THE GRAD PLUS LOAN PROGRAM LAST YEAR. BUT THAT PROGRAM WILL SOON BE ...

Over 2,500 IU students could lose federal loans next year, impacting graduate programs and a nurse shortage in Indiana. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted in July, placed new federal loan caps ...

RICHMOND, Va. — University of Virginia graduate nursing student Nelly Sekyere worries that proposed federal loan cuts could prevent future students like herself from pursuing advanced nursing degrees ...

Placing a monetary limit on graduate students' federal student loans would worsen the nation's nursing shortage, according to a University of Michigan study, under a Trump administration proposal that ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Some nurses and other healthcare professionals in Connecticut say they are growing worried for the future of the industry after recent changes to student loan borrowing. In a ...