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Nursing has been excluded as a “professional degree” by the Trump administration, as the Department of Education prepares to make massive cuts to student loan programs. The details are laid out in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Under this bill, only “professional degree” students will be eligible for the higher loan limit of $200,000, while graduate students are capped at $100,000, Newsweek reports. The Department of Education classifies the following degree programs as “professional”: - Medicine - Pharmacy - Dentistry - Optometry - Law - Veterinary medicine - Osteopathic medicine - Podiatry - Chiropractic - Theology - Clinical psychology Noticeably absent from the list are nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physical therapists. A report from nurse.org said, “In simple terms, becoming an advanced practice nurse just got harder and more expensive." The American Nurses Association warned that limiting student nurses’ access to funding “threatens the very foundation of patient care.” This is because more students may choose not to pursue a degree in nursing if they can’t get the student loans they need, thus leading to a drop in the number of nurses in the country. This policy will hit especially hard in communities with large #HaitianAmerican populations, where nursing has long been a primary pathway to the middle class and stable employment. Haitian Americans are heavily overrepresented in healthcare, with a significant portion as registered nurses, nursing aides, and advanced practitioners. States like Florida, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey already rely on Haitian-American nurses to staff hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities. Reduced access to graduate loans could discourage the next generation from pursuing MSN, DNP, or nurse practitioner programs, exacerbating shortages in underserved and minority communities where these nurses often provide culturally competent care. The move has sparked uproar among nurses and nursing students. The changes, including the elimination of Grad PLUS loans, are set to take effect in July 2026. 🎥 couriernewsroom | lakenbanks_ | raechats_ #lunionsuite 11/22/2025

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Nursing has been excluded as a “professional degree” by the Trump administration, as the Department of Education prepares to make massive cuts to student loan programs. The details are laid out in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Under this bill, only “professional degree” students will be eligible for the higher loan limit of $200,000, while graduate students are capped at $100,000, Newsweek reports. The Department of Education classifies the following degree programs as “professional”: - Medicine - Pharmacy - Dentistry - Optometry - Law - Veterinary medicine - Osteopathic medicine - Podiatry - Chiropractic - Theology - Clinical psychology Noticeably absent from the list are nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physical therapists. A report from nurse.org said, “In simple terms, becoming an advanced practice nurse just got harder and more expensive." The American Nurses Association warned that limiting student nurses’ access to funding “threatens the very foundation of patient care.” This is because more students may choose not to pursue a degree in nursing if they can’t get the student loans they need, thus leading to a drop in the number of nurses in the country. This policy will hit especially hard in communities with large #HaitianAmerican populations, where nursing has long been a primary pathway to the middle class and stable employment. Haitian Americans are heavily overrepresented in healthcare, with a significant portion as registered nurses, nursing aides, and advanced practitioners. States like Florida, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey already rely on Haitian-American nurses to staff hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities. Reduced access to graduate loans could discourage the next generation from pursuing MSN, DNP, or nurse practitioner programs, exacerbating shortages in underserved and minority communities where these nurses often provide culturally competent care. The move has sparked uproar among nurses and nursing students. The changes, including the elimination of Grad PLUS loans, are set to take effect in July 2026. 🎥 couriernewsroom | lakenbanks_ | raechats_ #lunionsuite

04/25/2025
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