DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Under President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," the Department of Education is updating which programs are considered professional degrees. Nursing is not considered a professional degree, and students are concerned about how this will impact their financial aid. "Nursing and even physicians and assistants, we really bridge the gap and buffer the provider shortage that's going on right now in America," said CRNA student Gavin Withaeger. Students pursuing professional degrees can borrow $200,000 overall. But non-professional degrees can borrow $100,000 max. Withaeger will accumulate roughly $150,000 in loans after he completes his program. The bill eliminates the Grad Plus loan program, which has helped him pay for school. "It's the loans

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