Judge Halts Federal ‘Bare Minimum’ Rule for Career Training Programs

The rule prohibits programs from being longer than the minimum number of hours required by a state to obtain a license.

U.S. Department of Education building in Washington on July 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A federal judge in Texas has put on hold a rule that limits the length of career training programs that qualify for federal student aid, a key component of the federal government’s effort to tighten oversight of for-profit schools.

In a decision handed down on June 21, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman of the Northern District of Texas sided with a national association of for-profit colleges, granting them a temporary restraining order against the federal rule that is set to take effect on July 1.