Information About the Gainful Employment Downloadable Spreadsheet 
The 2011 Gainful Employment Downloadable Spreadsheet provides the public with information about educational programs that prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation GE Program. Under the regulations that go into effect on July 1 , 2012, the US Department of Education calculates metrics for GE Programs each year. These metrics include a Repayment Rate, two Debt - to - Earnings Ratios, and three student loan medians. The 2011 GE Informational Rate information included on the downloadable spreadsheet was produced for the purpose of providing institutions with preliminary information they can use to assess their GE Programs in preparation for the official gainful employment metrics that will first be calculated in 2013. These FY 2011 GE Informational Rates are for informational purposes only and, as such, do not invoke any regulatory requirements, sanctions, or other adverse action. These informational rates were prepared in advance of the years in which programs that fail the debt measures will be required to provide debt warnings and may lose eligibility after failing three out of four consecutive years. The 2011 GE Informational Rates were not calculated for a GE Program if the program had 30 or fewer former students in the relevant two - year period. Beginning next year , official gainful employment debt measures will include small programs using a four - year period if that four - year period results in more than 30 former students for the GE Program. After publishing the informational rates , the Department determined that the posted Median Title IV Loans amount reflected student debt information from the most recent loan award year, but did not include debt information from previous years. On October 25 , 2012 , the Department posted an updated spreadsheet. Column V reflects the median loan debt over the course of enrollment in a program. Column W reflects the one - year 

user: Hello, I would like to obtain Information about the downloadable paid employment spreadsheet


assistant:  The 2011 Paid Employment Downloadable Spreadsheet provides the public with information about educational programs that prepare students for paid employment in a GE recognized occupation program. Per regulations effective July 1, 2012, the United States Department of Education calculates metrics for GE Programs each year


assistant: Have you already seen the informational fee publications?


user: yes

assistant: The Department determined that the published Title IV Medium Loan amount reflected student debt information for the most recent loan year, but did not include debt information for prior years.


user: GE's information rate for what purpose was it created?


assistant: The 2011 GE information rate information included in the downloadable spreadsheet was produced to provide institutions with preliminary information that they can use to evaluate their GE programs in preparation for the official paid employment metrics that are They will calculate for the first time in 2013.


user: why can't reporting rates form a basis for making assumptions?


assistant: The 2011 Disclosure Rates are not intended to form a basis for making general or specific assumptions or determinations about specific GE Programs, or for projections of future years' rates.


user: okay. could you tell me what a v column is?


assistant: Column V reflects the median loan debt during the course of enrollment in a program. Column W reflects median one-year credit debt.