Higher education institutions that dispute their debt-to-earnings rates as calculated by the U.S. Department of Education must submit any alternate earnings appeals no later than Thursday, February 1, 2018. READ MORE
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Gainful employment webinar recordings now available
If you missed a session of our “Navigating Gainful Employment” webinar series, would like to view a session a second time, or would like to share the information with other members of your team, the recordings of all five webinars are now available free and on demand. READ MORE
Gainful employment reporting: Institutional debt and unpaid charges
Aaron Lacey
July 10, 2015
The new rules require institutions to report a wide range of data to the Department for each student who was enrolled in one (or more) of the institution’s GE programs during a designated period. READ MORE
Reporting gainful employment data to DOE: Time to get started
Aaron Lacey
February 16, 2015
The new rules, which become effective July 1, 2015, include reporting, disclosure, and certification requirements, as well as new debt-to-earnings metrics designed to assess whether a program offers a reasonable return on investment. READ MORE
New desk guide: How to project gainful employment rates
Aaron Lacey
December 16, 2014
The desk guide comes on the heels of the introduction of our webinar series on gainful employment rules. READ MORE
How to project gainful employment rates – Part 2
Aaron Lacey
November 24, 2014
It’s not possible to project with absolute certainty whether a GE program will produce satisfactory rates. With a few educated assumptions, however, institutions should be able to project which programs will pass easily, which will be close, and which will likely fail. READ MORE
How to project gainful employment rates - Part 1
Aaron Lacey
November 19, 2014
While the GE regulatory framework includes reporting, disclosure, and certification requirements, it most prominently features two metrics, each ultimately intended to assess whether a program offers a reasonable return on investment: (1) the Annual Earnings Rate, and (2) the Discretionary Income Rate. READ MORE