Federal Student Aid announced a new self-paced course, Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability Overview, on October 15, 2026.
The course provides high-level information about STATS data reporting, consumer information disclosures, the earnings premium measure, and accountability requirements for educational programs.
The full description of the course online is: “This learning track provides a high-level overview of data reported for STATS, consumer information disclosures, the earnings premium measure, and accountability requirements for educational programs. Learn how the Department determines the earnings premium for educational programs, when and how frequently the Department expects to make those determinations, and what happens if an educational program fails the earnings premium measure. The track currently contains an overview course which should take around 40 minutes to complete.”
To find the course:
- Log in to the FSA Training Center
- Select “Statutory & Regulatory Updates”
- Choose the STATS and Earnings Accountability learning track