Commentary: The principle behind the gainful employment rule is simple: Students shouldn't be left worse off for having pursued higher education.
Opinion content—editorials, columns and guest commentaries—is created independent of news reporting and is exclusive to subscribers.Pedestrians walk by a Westwood College building in Torrance, California, on Aug. 14, 2009. Westwood College had campuses in several states and conducted online courses.
They told her that, unfortunately, the certificate was essentially worthless. By the time she recognized her situation, Victoria had taken out $50,000 in student loans.Not wanting to take on more debt for a worthless degree, she dropped out. She found meaningful work with the Illinois Domestic Violence hotline, but continued to struggle to cover her bills, including student loan payments. Victoria was one of thousands of students who suffered because of Westwood’s lies.
One of those rules, known as gainful employment, would restore a protection rescinded by the administration of former President Donald Trump in 2019. The principle behind the gainful employment rule is simple: Students should not be left worse off financially for having pursued higher education. These expectations should be seen as a floor, not a ceiling. But that won’t stop industry lobbyists from for-profit colleges —for predatory recruiting, misrepresentation, fraud and poor student outcomes — from crying foul and claiming they are being targeted unfairly.
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