It allowed tens of thousands of students to put their dreams for a better future into the hands of an incompetent—if not outright predatory—organization, wasting years of their lives, pouring money into tuition, and amassing debt they are ill-equipped to pay off. During the course of 13 years, ACCSC had numerous opportunities—and an abundance of evidence it could have harnessed—to immediately withdraw accreditation or, at minimum, provide CEHE a strict maximum of two years to improve.
It could have ended accreditation in when it placed the system on show cause for systemic issues in recruitment, admissions, student achievement, advertising, state licensure, and cohort default rates. Instead, it dropped the action six months later, even though the problems continued with no real improvement. ACCSC could have ended accreditation again in when it had CEHE on litigation and advertising reporting and issued a probation to CA Denver noting that student achievement problems had existed since The accreditor dropped the probation five months later.
ACCSC could have decided to withdraw accreditation at any point since , when it issued probation and published 80 pages of detailed evidence of problems across the system. Instead, it extended the timeline further, even though the outcome was clear: There would be no improvement. ACCSC should be investigated for its failure to act in a timely manner to protect students and taxpayers.
But even more importantly, the rules that allowed for this failure must be changed. This includes the need to reform legislation that focuses on protecting institutions from losing accreditation instead of protecting students from colleges that do not meet standards, as well as establish stronger guidelines and consequences for when accreditors must act.
Moreover, it is necessary to strengthen regulations that were significantly weakened just last year to provide colleges with even more time when they do not meet standards.
And the Department of Education must increase its oversight and take action against colleges when they continuously raise red flags while providing relief for students. Michale S. McComis, Ed. See Ibid. State of Colorado v. Center for Excellence in Higher Education , findings of fact, conclusions of law, and judgment. Viviann Anguiano , Antoinette Flores.
Colin Seeberger Director, Media Relations. Peter Gordon Director, Government Affairs. George Independence University online Many of these campuses have since closed or are in the process of closing. The accreditor used each of the following actions multiple times against campuses operated by CEHE: Deferral of action: The commission needs more information to make a decision; this does not indicate noncompliance. Stipulations: There is evidence of deficiencies, but they may be corrected in a short period of time.
Heightened monitoring: A detailed review of information is required on areas of concern; the school may or may not be in compliance. Reporting: Reporting is required on areas of concern, which could apply to finances, student achievement, or other issues; the school may or may not be in compliance. Warning: There is reason to believe the school is not in compliance with one or more standards; it must demonstrate corrective action and compliance with standards.
As part of probation, the accreditor could direct the college to show cause as to why its accreditation should not be withdrawn. Probation requires the college to demonstrate compliance with accrediting standards.
Summary —present In , ACCSC issued the systemwide probation order that would ultimately lead to the withdrawal of accreditation in Center for Excellence in Higher Education , complaint. Marissa Alayna Navarro Research Assistant. Department of Education or any other governmental or regulatory agency," the college wrote on its student webpage.
The department rejected the chain's proposal to convert to nonprofit status in Also in , CEHE was put on probation by its accreditor for concerns around academic outcomes and misleading advertising. In September , CEHE announced it would be phasing out enrollment of new students at its physical campuses as it moved to online instruction. In October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau began an investigation into the chain of colleges.
We have retired comments and introduced Letters to the Editor. Letters may be sent to [email protected]. Read the Letters to the Editor ». King, in the department's announcement, implied that CEHE was attempting to skirt government oversight by converting the status of its schools. The schools requested a reconsideration of their status but heard no response from the U. Department of Education, Juhlin said. CEHE was also given until Aug.
The complaint asks for new participation agreements to be offered to CEHE, acknowledging the nonprofit operations of Stevens-Henager College and its sister campuses.
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