The Education Department's definition of professional degrees has been criticized for excluding some fields, with industry ...
The Trump administration has decided that, for student loan programs at least, nursing programs are not "professional" ...
Nurses, social workers and other public health fields are slated to no longer be considered “professional degrees” in 2026, a ...
A coalition of nursing and other health-care organizations are pushing back against a Trump administration plan that limits ...
Many have warned the move will lead to a significant drop in the number of nurses in the country, impacting health care services.
The education department no longer considers nursing as a professional degree program, which can weaken funding for students wanting to enter the health care field.
The healthcare world is in a panic after news broke that nursing degrees might be reclassified, but what does nursing not being a professional degree mean?
Recently, the Trump administration cut nursing off a list of what it considers professional degrees, which would affect future borrowing for student loans.
Educational institution Dallas College is helping pave the way for more nurses in the world: According to a release, Dallas College has expanded its partnership with American College of Education (ACE ...