The Trump administration is proposing new limits on graduate student loans that could significantly affect nursing and other healthcare programs, potentially worsening existing staffing shortages in hospitals across the country.
The proposal would cap graduate loan limits for programs such as nursing, physical therapy, and public health at $20,500 per year with a total limit of $100,000. Meanwhile, students in what the Education Department calls “professional programs,” such as medicine, law, and dentistry, could still borrow up to $50,000 annually, with a total limit of $200,000.
Ashley Glass, Founder of Black Women Cultivating Change, is a juvenile corrections nurse and current Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student, said the proposed caps could prevent students from completing their degrees…