Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act

This bill would bar colleges from receiving federal student aid for programs that train students for licensed jobs unless the program qualifies graduates to take licensing exams and become licensed in the states where they live or where the school advertises, and the school provides required placements such as clinical work or internships. It would add a debt-to-earnings test for career training programs, comparing graduates' typical loan payments to their earnings; programs that fail in 2 of 3 years would lose federal aid and could not regain it for 3 years. School leaders would have to certify that their career programs meet accreditation and licensing requirements. The bill would also apply earnings rules to undergraduate certificate programs, require equal treatment of tipped professions, and require online schools to be authorized in each state where their students are located.

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Sponsors

• Raja Krishnamoorthi Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors