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Tag: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
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Virginia College Announces Campus Closure
Virginia College, one of the largest for-profit institutions in the U.S., has announced it will close its doors after its accreditation was suspended by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, after falling behind on payments to creditors and rent on buildings. Based in Birmingham, the Education Corporation of America (ECA) currently has around [β¦]
December 6, 2018
Students
Court Rules Against Accrediting Agency of ITT Tech, Corinthian Colleges
The Accrediting Council on Independent Colleges and Schools β the accrediting agency that had oversight for two recently collapsed for-profit schools β lost its bid to stop the U.S. Department of Education from terminating its federal recognition.
February 21, 2017
Students
Accreditor of For-profit Colleges Loses Appeal to Stay Alive
WASHINGTON β Federal education officials are standing by their decision to cut ties with the nationβs largest accreditor of for-profit colleges β a ruling that will bar hundreds of schools from providing federal financial aid and likely force some to close. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, which oversees more than 250 institutions [β¦]
December 12, 2016
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