Friday, December 05, 2025

Full List of Degrees Not Classed As 'Professional' by Trump Admin

Students doing certain degrees may no longer receive the same amount of reimbursement for their studies now that the Department of Education is implementing various measures from President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill.

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We must speak up and ask the Department of Education to include nurses on the federal list of professional degrees. Read WSNA President @justin-gill.bsky.social's op-ed in @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social and sign the petition at ana.quorum.us/campaign/professionaldegreepetition/

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-- Washington State Nurses Association (@wsna.bsky.social) Dec 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM

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Why this matters

That said, the occupations not deemed professional among the health care space include nursing, physician assistants, physical therapists and audiologists, according to the education news outlet Inside Higher Ed.

Per the outlet, other professions not included are architects, accountants, educators, and social workers"which sector representatives pushed to be included in the list, given that they are high-demand occupations.

to get higher degrees in these and many other professions you will no longer be eligible for loans to cover tuition and living expenses.

This means a likely decrease in the number of people obtaining these degrees.

So, yeah, yet another area that the Piggy administration is screwing out country's future

#1 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-12-03 10:09 PM

Oh and of course theology students? THEY are professionals meaning they can get the higher loans

chiropractors too

#2 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-12-03 10:10 PM

Programs being excluded include many fields dominated by women like health care, counseling, and social work.

So yet another front for the war on women

#3 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-12-03 10:11 PM

"But the more important issue is whether funding policies driven by specific bureaucratic definitions serve the public good. If such policies discourage or prevent students from pursuing an education to become health care professionals, American citizens will face an increasing challenge in gaining access to health care. A patient refused a hospital bed because of a nursing shortage will have little patience for discussions of definitions."

#4 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-12-03 10:13 PM

Thanks magat scum

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-12-03 10:13 PM

Christopher Marsicano, chair and professor of educational studies at Davidson College, told Newsweek: "Nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, and physical therapists are all professionals who help relieve our national shortage in doctors. When doctors are overwhelmed and unavailable, nurses step into the void for patient care.

"I worry we've set in motion not just a national shortage of doctors but a future shortage of nurses as well. This policy change will make it harder for these hardworking individuals to manage debt when attending grad school and may lead to greater shortages of medical professionals."

#6 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-12-03 10:14 PM

Magat scum

#7 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-12-03 10:14 PM

So, yeah, yet another area that the Piggy administration insidious Trumpf junta is screwing our country's future

#1 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-12-03 10:09 PM | Reply | Flag: Example of "America's Future"

And what, pray tell, will be the 'profession' of that young male gammerstang staring awkwardly into space?


Hint: According to Forbes, that 'future of America' has a net worth of $150m and he is still in university.

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-03 10:55 PM

And what, pray tell, will be the 'profession' of that young male gammerstang staring awkwardly into space?

Trying to outrun a lifetime of fully paid-for humiliation.

#9 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-12-03 11:00 PM

@9 Well delivered blow.

#10 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-03 11:06 PM

Who needs nurses anyway if you can't afford your health insurance premiums anymore?

#11 | Posted by eightfifteenpm at 2025-12-05 01:33 PM

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