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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It could be a temporary setback, or it could be a “death knell” as some has described it.
Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville is scrambling to get federal financial aid reinstated for students.
A spokesperson for the college on Monday confirmed the school learned Thursday that its Title IV student loan eligibility had been terminated, saying it’s the result of a new Department of Education policy.
Peter Goplerud, a dean at the school, explained that the new process requires a signature from an investor in the for-profit school. That entity couldn’t sign and has now divested its interests.
As Florida Coastal tries to get student loan funds reinstated, ABA seeks teach-out plan
The Florida Coastal School of Law. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.
The U.S. Department of Education has terminated the Florida Coastal School of Law’s access to federal student financial aid, and the for-profit school has been directed to file a teach-out plan with the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
The school learned Thursday that its Title IV eligibility was cut off and claims that it is related to a new DOE policy that requires a signature from a school investor, News4Jax reports.