On July 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education published a
final rule rescinding the Department's gainful employment (GE)
regulations (2014 Rule) in the Federal Register. Institutions were
given the option to early implement the rescission of the GE rule.
Institutions that did not early implement the rule are still
required to comply with the 2014 rule until the rescission becomes
effective on July 1, 2020, and are expected to report GE data for
the 2018–19 Award Year to National Student Loan Data System
(NSLDS) by October 1, 2019. Compliance with the GE rule would be
monitored via annual Title IV compliance audits and Title IV
program reviews.
Detailed information about the use of NSLDS for reporting GE
data is provided in the NSLDS Gainful Employment User Guide, available
on the NSLDS User Documentation page of the Information for
Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) website, as well as from the "Resources" section of the Gainful
Employment Information Page.
