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Accreditors and schools warn Education Department rulemaking could cut federal aid for acupuncture programs
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Accreditors and education groups told the California Acupuncture Board that recent Department of Education negotiated rulemaking and new earnings metrics risk removing federal student aid for many acupuncture programs by mid‑2028, threatening enrollment, program viability and the profession’s pipeline.
Accreditors and school representatives warned the California Acupuncture Board on March 26 that federal higher‑education rulemaking could strip many acupuncture programs of eligibility for federal student aid, a change that could force program closures and reduce the number of new practitioners.
Jason Wright, director of accreditation services for the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (AECOM), said the Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking committees — known as RISE, AHEAD and AIM — have proposed earnings metrics that “are a flawed metric that actually penalizes self employment,” and that current calculations make it “highly likely you could see all of the acupuncture programs throughout The United States ineligible for direct federal student aid by July 2028.” Wright and AECOM director Mark McKenzie said the…
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