To confirm: OB3 loan caps SUSPENDED for PAs

[Mr.Smile12]

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Thank the PA's.

Federal Court Delivers Major Victory for PA Students, Patients, and the Future Healthcare Workforce

Today, a federal court blocked the Department of Education's rule affecting federal student loan limits for physician assistant students while the case proceeds, granting preliminary relief to AAPA and PAEA in their legal challenge.

www.aapa.org

 

[polymerization]

Big if true and this means 2025-2026 applicants can at least be grandfathered into full COA coverage with the Grad PLUS sunset cohort through the end of our degrees. @premedbarista

Edit: It seems like the professional student cap lives on and will continue going into effect on July 1st; this is truly just a win for PA and NP schools as they were excluded as "professional" programs and were subject to lower caps on master's degrees.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

The thing is granting an exception could open the door for similar challenges. We will see.

 

[wysdoc]

The thing is granting an exception could open the door for similar challenges. We will see.

I think the headline here is misleading. Isn’t what actually happened is that PA students are now classified as professionals and can borrow up to 50,000 a year?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I think the headline here is misleading. Isn’t what actually happened is that PA students are now classified as professionals and can borrow up to 50,000 a year?

Definitely confirm and let me know.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Judge Tosses “Professional” Degree Definition

The ruling says the Education Department violated Congress’s instructions by adding criteria strictly limiting which degrees qualify for higher federal student loan borrowing caps.

www.insidehighered.com