Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: The College Investor Audio Show
Episode: Low-Earning Degrees Will Soon Lose Access to Federal Student Loans
Description: Hundreds of thousands of college students are enrolled in degree and certificate programs that, under new federal law, may soon be cut off from federal student loans. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, requires colleges to prove their programs actually improve graduates’ earning power, and those that don't risk losing access to federal student loan programs.The framework, informally called “Do No Harm,” sets a new standard: if a program’s graduates earn less than comparable workers who never attended college at all, the program can no longer receive federal loan funding.The Department of Educatio...