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Higher Ed Observers Slam Federal Reprieve for For-Profit Accreditor
While a major accreditor of for-profit schools has won a conditional reprieve from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and is pledging to continue correcting its deficiencies, some observers say the decision prioritizes the interests of schools over the well-being of students.
November 27, 2018
News Roundup
Analysis: ACICS-Accredited College Students Have Negative Outcomes
Students who attend schools approved by the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) are twice as likely as their counterparts at other schools to end up with unmanageable debt, according to a Veterans Education Success analysis released Friday. About 70 percent will work jobs that pay no more than those worked by high […]
October 12, 2018
Students
Court Rules Against Accrediting Agency of ITT Tech, Corinthian Colleges
The Accrediting Council on Independent Colleges and Schools — the accrediting agency that had oversight for two recently collapsed for-profit schools — lost its bid to stop the U.S. Department of Education from terminating its federal recognition.
February 21, 2017
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