CAPA News Through a proposed rule from the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), the US Department of Education narrowed the definition of “professional degree” for the purposes of determining federal student loan amounts and “driving down graduate program costs and student loan debt.” This reclassification, expected to take effect July 1, 2026, excludes many graduate…

CAPA News It has recently come to my attention that under the One Big Beautiful Bill, PAs, among others, are not included under the “professional degree” designation, thereby limiting student loans to $20,500 per year and $100,000 total in loans verses $50,000 per year and $200,000 total under the “professional degree” designation. Whether by mistake…