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Resource Repository on Gainful Employment

The Higher Education Act stipulates that career education programs must “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation” to be eligible to receive federal student aid dollars. Through its updated gainful employment (GE) rule, the Department of Education establishes a framework for how career training programs can demonstrate that they meet that bar—setting baseline quality standards for access to federal funding tied to program graduates’ earnings outcomes and the manageability of their student debt. Third Way’s products on GE highlight the need for a strong gainful employment rule to protect student and taxpayer investment in career education.

Comments to the Department of Education on Low-Financial-Value Programs
Letter
Published February 10, 2023
Comments to the Department of Education on Low-Financial-Value Programs
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Blog
Published January 5, 2023
Republican Voters Support Higher Education Reform
Gainful Employment
Blog
Published August 18, 2022
Why the Gainful Employment Rule is a Political Winner
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Blog
Published February 10, 2022
What Will Happen If We Reinstate the Gainful Employment Rule?
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Video
Published September 26, 2017
The Gainful Employment Rule Explained
Ge By The Numbers Feature
Memo
Published September 26, 2017
GE by the Numbers: How Students Fared at Programs Covered Under the Gainful Employment Rule
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Infographic
Published September 26, 2017
How Low Does The Gainful Employment Bar Go?
Gainful Employment Web Feature
Memo
Published January 5, 2017
How the “Gainful Employment” Rule Protects Students and Taxpayers
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