{"id":52919,"date":"2019-12-20T15:27:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T15:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/20\/for-profit-colleges-access-to-veteran-education-benefits-the-focus-of-new-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:14:28","slug":"for-profit-colleges-access-to-veteran-education-benefits-the-focus-of-new-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2019\/12\/20\/for-profit-colleges-access-to-veteran-education-benefits-the-focus-of-new-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"For-profit college\u2019s access to veteran education benefits the focus of new investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Included in the new federal budget bill adopted by Congress this week is the latest attempt by lawmakers to grapple with the issue of how much access for-profit colleges should have to veterans education benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By next summer, officials from the Departments of Education, Veterans Affairs and Defense must submit new reports to Congress on how changing the \u201c90\/10 loophole<\/a>\u201d would affect those schools, with a specific focus on how many for-profits may be forced into financial problems if they lose access to the benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under current law, schools cannot receive more than 90 percent of their tuition dollars from federal sources. But military and veterans\u2019 education benefits are not counted against that cap, making those students potential targets for institutions looking to maximize stable revenue sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor-profit colleges often target servicemembers and veterans with aggressive marketing and recruiting,\u201d the budget legislation states. Lawmakers need \u201can authoritative data set\u201d on which to rely for future policy decisions regarding the benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\t