Publication | April 3, 2019

Cohort Default Rate Letter for the Record

Accountability Cohort Default Rates Gainful Employment

Author: TICAS

TICAS letter for the record submitted by Representative Adams (D-NC) during the House Education and Labor Committee’s April 2019 hearing on college accountability. The letter outlines the value of the cohort default rate (CDR) and the gainful employment (GE) rule, and includes our recommendations for how to hold colleges accountable for routinely leaving students with debt they cannot afford to repay.