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Kim Wells
U.S. Department of Education
WFAA Conference 2016
Gainful Employment Disclosures and Reporting: An Overview
Gainful Employment (GE) Regulations
• Negotiated Rulemaking - three sessions of negotiations held without consensus
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published March 25, 2014
• Over 95,000 comments received
• Final Rule published in Federal Register on October 31, 2014
• Effective date July 1, 2015, including new reporting requirements
• Disclosures will be made under the current regulations until December 31, 2016
• Institutions must comply with new disclosure requirements beginning January 1, 2017
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Gainful Employment Disclosures
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Currently Required Disclosures
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• Occupations (names and SOC codes)
• Normal time to complete program
• On-time graduation rate for completers
• Tuition & fees, books & supplies, room & board
• Placement rate for completers (as determined by State or Accreditor methodology)
• Median loan debt
• Percentage of students who received a TIV loan or private loan for enrollment in program
Occupations
• Occupations – 34 CFR 668.6(b)(1)(i) • Must list occupations by name and Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) codes that the GE program prepares students to enter
• Must link to occupational profiles on O*NET http://www.onetonline.org/
• Use a representative sample if more than 10 possible occupations
• See GE Electronic Announcement #25 regarding multiple programs with the same occupational purpose(s)
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Normal Time to Completion
• How long does it take to complete the program? • Report in weeks, months, or years
• 100% of time it takes to complete, not 150% !
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On-Time Graduation Rate
Includes completers only and reflects leaves of absence and withdrawals
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200
150
Total number of students who completed in 2015-16 AY
Number of students who completed within normal time
0.75 200 ÷150
75% 100 × 75.0
Program Costs
• Tuition & fees charged for completing program within normal time
• Typical costs for books & supplies (unless included in tuition and fees)
• Room & board, if applicable
• Other expenses are optional, but provide link/access to program cost information
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Placement Rates for Completers
• Disclose accrediting agency and/or State placement rates and methodologies
• If not required by accrediting agency or State, then not currently required to disclose placement rate
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Median Loan Debt
• Three categories of debt 3 medians!
• Title IV, HEA program loans
– Exclude: Perkins Loans, Parent PLUS Loans, and TEACH Grants converted to Unsubsidized Direct Loans
• Private education loans
• Institutional financing plans – Outstanding debt at time of completion
• Specify median (not mean/average) debt incurred by students who completed program
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• Released in September 2014
• Link to Disclosure Template http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2009/negreg-
summerfall.html
• Deadline to update disclosures with 2016-17 information using template is January 31, 2017
• Template is an application that creates standardized Web page (HTML) with GE disclosure information
• Web page must be hosted on school’s site
• Prominently display direct links to template on • GE program home page
• Other school web pages about GE program
Disclosure Template
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Disclosure Template
• If offer multiple programs with same CIP Code and Credential Level, consider separate disclosure templates if significant difference in
• Published length of program
• Tuition, fees, or other costs
• Placement rate calculations (e.g., offered in different States)
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Disclosure Availability
• Include template in all promotional materials about GE program
• Promotional materials include invitations, ads, course catalogs, social media, etc. that mention or otherwise refer to specific GE program
• If not feasible to include template, include live link or URL to it and clearly explain what is available at that web page
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Disclosures to Prospective Students
• 34 CFR 668.412 (e) states
• Before a prospective student signs an enrollment agreement, completes registration, or makes a financial commitment to the institution, the institution must provide the prospective student or a third party acting on behalf of the prospective student, as a separate document, a copy of the disclosure template
• Can be hand-delivered or emailed
• Must maintain evidence information was received by prospective student
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New Final Disclosure Rules
• Institutions must comply with new disclosure requirements beginning January 1, 2017
• Through December 31, 2016, current disclosure requirements remain in effect
• Delay in effective date of new disclosure requirements gives Department time to conduct consumer testing and prepare new disclosure template
• Focus groups • Public comment • Technical guidance
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Potential Future Disclosure Items
• Primary occupations (SOC Codes)
• Program’s completion and withdrawal rates
• Full-time and less-than-full-time students
• Length of the program
• Number of clock-hours, credit-hours or equivalent, as applicable, in the program
• Total number of individuals enrolled in the program during the most recently completed award year
• Loan repayment rate • for any one or all of the
following groups of students who entered repayment on Title IV loans during the two-year cohort period: − All students who enrolled in the
program − Students who completed the
program − Students who withdrew from
the program
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Potential Future Disclosure Items
• Total cost of tuition and fees, books, supplies, equipment, and room and board that student would incur for on-time completion
• Placement rate for program, if school is required to calculate
• Whether program is programmatically accredited and name of accreditor
• Percentage of enrolled students who received Title IV or private loan for enrollment in program
• Median loan debt for students who completed or withdrew
• Most recent program cohort default rate
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Potential Future Disclosure Items
• Mean or median earnings of any one or all of following groups of students • Students who completed
program during cohort used by ED to calculate most recent debt-to-earning rates for program
• Students who were in withdrawn status at end of cohort period used by ED to calculate most recent debt-to-earning rates for program
• Most recent annual earnings
rate
• Whether program does or does not satisfy • Applicable educational
prerequisites for licensure or certification in each State within the school’s MSA
• Applicable educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification in any other State for which school has made determination regarding such requirements
• For any State not described above, statement must be included that school has doesn’t have determination about licensure or certification requirements in those states
• Link to ED’s College Navigator website or similar federal resource
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GE Disclosure Resources
• GE Disclosure Template http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2009/negreg-summerfall.html
• Requirement
• Template application
• Quick start guides
• Bulk data file upload tool
• Help desk: 855-359-3697, [email protected]
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Gainful Employment Reporting
Reporting Timeline
• GE reporting began in early 2015
• Should have reported 2015-16 award year by October 1, 2016
• Including updates to previously reported information
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• Only submit data for
• Students enrolled in GE program
• Title IV aid recipients
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GE Data to Report
GE Data to Report: Categories
• Institution Information
• GE Program Information
• Student Demographic Data
• Student Financial Data
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GE Data to Report: Institution Information
• Institution OPEID
• Institution Name
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GE Data to Report: GE Program Information
•Program Name
•Award Year
•CIP Code
•Credential Level
•Medical and Dental Internship or Residency
•Length of GE Program
•Length of GE Program Measurement
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Reporting GE Data: Credential Level
• Credential Level of program in which student was enrolled during award year
• ‘01’ (Undergraduate certificate or Diploma Program)
• ‘02’ (Associate’s degree)
• ‘03’ (Bachelor’s degree)
• ‘04’ (Post baccalaureate certificate)
• ‘05’ (Master’s degree)
• ‘06’ (Doctoral degree)
• ‘07’ (First professional degree)
• ‘08’ (Graduate / professional certificate)
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Reporting GE Data: Program Information
• Length of GE Program
• length of instructional program in years, months, or weeks as published by school
• Format “nnnnnn”, with implied decimal point between third and fourth digits
• Length of GE Program Measurement
• unit of measure for length of instructional program as published by school
• ‘W’ (Weeks)
• ‘M’ (Months)
• ‘Y’ (Years)
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GE Data to Report: Student Demographics
• Social Security Number
• First Name, Middle Name/Initial, and Last Name
• Date of Birth
• Enrollment Status as of First Day of Enrollment in Program
• Program Attendance Begin Date
• Program Attendance Begin Date for Award Year
• Program Attendance Status During Award Year (Graduated, Withdrew, Enrolled)
• Program Attendance End Date
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Reporting GE Data: Program Attendance Status
• ‘G’ (Graduated) If student graduated from educational program at any time during award year
• ‘W’ (Withdrew) If student withdrew from educational program at any time during award year
• ‘E’ (Enrolled) If student was enrolled in educational program on last day of award year, June 30
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GE Data to Report: Student Financial Data
•Private Loans Amount
• Institutional Debt
•Tuition and Fees Amount
•Allowance for Books, Supplies, and Equipment (from Cost of Attendance)
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QUESTIONS?
Gainful Employment Information Page: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/GainfulEmploymentInfo/indexV2.html
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GE Information Page
• Federal Register Notices including Regulations
• DCLs and Electronic Announcements
• FAQs
• Webinars and Presentations
• Resources
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/GainfulEmploymentInfo/indexV2.html
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GE Information Page
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Customer Support Center: • Phone: 800-999-8219
• Toll: 785-838-2141
• Fax: 785-838-2154
• Web: www.nsldsfap.ed.gov
• E-mail: [email protected]
• Policy Questions: [email protected]
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NSLDS Contact Information
Inovas Contact Information
• GE Disclosure Template
• Template application
• Quick start guides
• Bulk data file upload tool
• Help desk: 855-359-3697, [email protected]
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GE Support
• If you still have questions after reviewing the DCLs, electronic announcements, and FAQs, send questions to [email protected]
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ED Contacts
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Research and Customer Care Center
800.433.7327
Reach FSA
855.FSA.4FAA – 1 number to reach 10 contact centers!
Campus-Based Call Center eZ-Audit
COD School Eligibility Services Group
CPS/SAIG Foreign Schools Participation Division
NSLDS Research and Customer Care Center
G5 Nelnet Total & Permanent Disability
Regional Contacts
• Suzanne Scheldt
206.615.2583
• Kim Wells
206.615.2174
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• Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KimberlyWells
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Thank you!
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