Updateon June 27, 2024: This installment of the NSLDS FVT/GE User Guide includes updates to the Introduction, Volume 1, and Volume 2. To present information in a more user-friendly format and reduce duplication across volumes, we have expanded Volumes 1 and 2 to include information about online reporting. Refer to the Change Log in each volume for a description of the changes. Volume 3 is unchanged. A future installment will provide Volume 4, which will be the final volume of the user guide.
We are pleased to provide the NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide. This reference provides instructions and guidance for complying with the FVT/GE reporting requirements via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS).
The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) published the final FVT/GE regulations in October 2023. An overview of the FVT/GE provisions scheduled to be implemented on July 1, 2024 can be found in Dear Colleague Letter GEN-24-04.
We will publish individual volumes of this user guide, beginning with the Introduction. Additional volumes will explore reporting methods (batch, web, spreadsheet submittal), reporting content, the FVT/GE Completers List, the FVT/GE calculations, and other relevant topics. Further detail about each volume is provided below.
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