Student Loan Law: 13.2.3.2.3 Federal regulations relating to distance education
Additionally, in September 2020, the Department finalized distance education regulations pertaining to eligibility for federal student aid under Title IV. The regulations took effect on July 1, 2021, but the Department allowed institutions to voluntarily implement them early.263 These regulations relax rules around how schools offer different types of distance education and “competency based education programs” that are eligible for federal student aid under Title IV.