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Airlines, colleges and apprenticeship groups push for workforce Pell guardrails and loan access for flight training
Summary
Industry groups and colleges told the Education Department hearing that workforce Pell must include clear definitions and guardrails, and several witnesses argued that FAA Part 141 undergraduate flight training meets the regulatory test for professional degrees so students can access larger loan limits.
Airlines, accredited flight programs, apprenticeship advocates and several higher‑education associations used the Department of Education’s hearing to press for implementation choices that would broaden access to workforce‑aligned training while safeguarding students.
Multiple witnesses asked the department to make workforce Pell apprenticeship‑friendly and to set clear, verifiable definitions for short‑term program eligibility and value‑added earnings metrics. John Colburn (Apprenticeships for…
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