This AWARE Webinar focused on final and proposed revisions to the Accreditation Criteria outlined in the May 2013 Memorandum to the Field relating to the Campus Accountability Report, Unannounced Visits, English as a Second Language Programs, Disclosure and Notification, Eligibility Requirements, Application Processes, Learning Resources and Service Requirements, Catalog, Accreditation of Individual Campuses, Distance Education, Accreditation of International Institutions and General Education Requirements.  It also describes Council activities related to the Independent Verification of Placement Data and Mitigating Circumstances for Student Achievement. Click here to view the completed webinar. 

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The April 2013 Council Actions are posted for your review. 

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ACICS Webinar: Highlights of the 2012 Annual Report

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The  Memorandum to the Field has been posted for review. The Memo includes proposed revisions to sections of the Accreditation Criteria relating to Unannounced Visits; Satisfactory Academic Progress; English as a Second Language Programs; Disclosure and Notification; Eligibility Requirements and Learning Resou

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  The purpose of this advisory is two-fold:  1) to clarify issues regarding the letters on student achievement compliance and/or improvement recently received by some ACICS accredited institutions, and 2) to provide information on specialized Campus Accountability Report (CAR) procedures with respect to licensure

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Highlights of the ACICS Centennial Celebration and Professional Development Conference appear in the January 2013 edition of Career Education Review . Click here to read the article - "Accreditation’s Value Proposition Is Tested And Tempered."          

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I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Thomas B. Duff to the ACICS Council, effective Jan. 9, 2013. His appointment completes the roster of 15 commissioners that will compose the decision and policy-making body in 2013. Dr. Duff is no stranger to the Council or ACICS member institutions, having served as a Bo

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The  Memorandum to the Field has been posted for your review. The Memo includes final revisions to sections of the Accreditation Criteria relating to Extensive Substantive Changes; Waivers; Bylaws; the Campus Accountability Report and the Placement Verification Program. If you have any questions about any of the in

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Statement on Academic Enterprises Inc.’s Closure of Sawyer and Butler Business Schools January 4, 2013 The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) accredited five campuses owned by Academic Enterprises Inc. including the Sawyer Schools in Hamden and Hartford, Connecticut and Pawtucket an

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The presentations from our 2012 Professional Development Sessions are now available. View Presentations                                

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Click here to read the latest edition of the Centennial Newsletter!

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I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mary Anne Ramirez to the ACICS Council, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Dr. Ramirez is Dean of Stratford University, Glenn Allen, VA. She has extensive experience with the quality assurance process involving national, regional and programmatic accreditors. An extended biography

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Two members of the Council will assume executive roles beginning January 1, 2013. Commissioner Brian Stewart, President and CEO of Bryan College in Springfield, MO assumes the chair. He has served on the Council since 2009 and his current term runs through 2013. Stewart earned a bachelor’s degree in human resour

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Centennial Fact Sheet

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Click here   to read the latest edition of the Centennial Newsletter!                      

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I am pleased to announce the appointments of Ms. Audrey Kaplan and Dr. Tamara Rozhon as commissioners on the ACICS Council, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Ms. Kaplan is Vice President of Compliance for the Education Corporation of America.  Dr. Rozhon is President of Carrington College. Both have led post-secondary instituti

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2012 Outstanding Peer Evaluators Press Release

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Due to the severe impact of Hurricane Sandy, ACICS is granting member institutions impacted by the storm an extension for submission of the Campus Accountability Report (CAR). This extension only applies to the deadline for submission of the report; not for the placements or licensure pass rates reported in the CAR.

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Click here   to read the latest edition of the Centennial Newsletter!

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The Executive Director’s latest Advisory provides guidance and examples on how to comply with federal regulations and ACICS criteria on assigning credit hours for purposes of allocating federal financial aid. Read More...  

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SUMMARY: The HELP Committee has identified various deficiencies perceived to be endemic to the career college sector, including high drop-out rates, low per-student expenditures on instruction, high tuition rates, and high expenditures on marketing and admissions. Much of the criticism takes issue with the quality of

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Click here for the latest edition of the Centennial Newsletter

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The 2012 CAR due date has been extended The 2012 CAR is now due on or before Thursday, November 1, 2012. Completers or graduates who are placed on or prior to November 1st, the due date of the report may be counted as

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The 2012 CAR is now available for entering data and uploading back up spreadsheets.  Please review the Guidelines and Instructions for the 2012 CAR for a description of changes from last year’s report and for contact information on various topics.  The 2012

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The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS or the Council) is calling for nominations for the position of commissioner on the Council. Commissioners also comprise the ACICS Board of Directors. Click here for more information.

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A new Memorandum to the Field has been posted for your review. The Memo includes final revisions to sections of the Accreditation Criteria relating to Program Compliance Warning and Review Board Panel Composition. If you have any questions about any of the

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The latest Summary of Key Operating Statistics (KOS) is available. The KOS contains information based on the Campus Accountability Reports (CAR) submitted by ACICS accredited institutions. Click here for the latest KOS.  

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  ACICS Webinar Announcing, Relating & Explaining (AWARE)

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The Memorandum to the Field has been posted for your review. The Memo includes final revisions to sections of the Accreditation Criteria relating to Due Process, Team Selection, Composition Standards and Centrally Controlled Institutions. The Memo includes information on proposed

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  The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) was notified by FastTrain College that it will close all seven campuses in Florida on June 30, 2012. When an institution closes, ACICS’ standards require a teach out plan that

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Click here to read the latest issue of the Centennial Newsletter  

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AWARE WEBINAR NOTIFICATION   The AWARE Webinar scheduled for June 1, 2012 has been postponed to ensure additional actions to be taken by the Council in June, 2012 can be included. Once a new Webinar date has been set, registration

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    ACICS Webinar Announcing, Relating & Explaining (AWARE) Join us for a Webinar on June 1 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at https www2.gotomeeting.com register 207331058 This AWARE Webinar will focus on final and proposed revisions

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The Memorandum to the Field has been posted for your review. The Memo includes final and proposed revisions to multiple sections of the Accreditation Criteria relating to the Definition of Federal Credit Hours, Show Cause Directive, Due Process Recognition Standards, Program Compliance

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The ACICS website will be down for routine maintenance from Friday, May 11, 2012 10pm until Saturday, May 12, 2012 10pm.

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  Click here to read the latest issue of the Centennial Newsletter  

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The Memorandum to the Field has been posted for your review. The Memo includes final and proposed revisions to multiple sections of the Accreditation Criteria relating to the Definition of Federal Credit Hours, Show Cause Directive, Due Process Recognition Standards,

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Click here to read the latest issue of the Centennial Newsletter

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A new Memorandum to the Field has been posted for your review. The Memo proposed revisions to multiple sections of the Accreditation Criteria relating to Due Process.

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Last December, President Obama announced through the Corporation for National and Community Service a request for applications from colleges and universities across the United States that were involved in providing community service to the communities that they serve.  Empire College, located

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2012 Professional Development Conference & Annual MeetingThe Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas November 8 11, 2012Our Professional Development Conference and Annual Meeting will be held at The Comopolitan of Las Vegas this year. Mark your calendars, we have an exciting weekend planned  This

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ACICS issues 2011 Annual Report, focusing on the intense scrutiny the quality assurance discipline has withstood in the recent past. Click here to view the full report  Click here to participate in March 9 (2 00 p.m. EST) webinar  Click

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If you enroll in a workshop and cannot attend, you have two (2) options. Transfer your registration (one time) to another individual or workshop or cancel the registration. All requests for cancellations and substitutions must be made in writing, please send them

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  Read the latest issue of the Centennial Newsletter

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Colleges and Schools Focus on Program level Standards More than a thousand individuals joined the January edition of the AWARE webinar concerning program level standards and credit hour definitions, indicative of the strong interest in the new accreditation requirements. The

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In celebration of ACICS’ 100 years of providing excellence in education, students of ACICS accredited colleges and schools were invited to submit designs for the agency’s commemorative Centennial poster competition. More than 80 entries were submitted from students across the

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This month marks the beginning of our Centennial year, celebrating 100 years of assuring the quality and integrity of education students need to succeed in the workplace. Find out more in our January 2012 Centennial Newsletter.

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Final and proposed revisions to the ACICS Criteria regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress, Program Level Standards for Student Achievement, Enrollment Agreements, Admissions, Education Requirements and Transfer of Credit Policy for Doctoral Programs, Federal Credit Hour Definition and Show Cause Directives are

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Invitation to January 13 AWARE Webinar

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Going Beyond Site Visit Verification of Campus Data Great emphasis has emerged on the reliability of placement data reported by career colleges and schools to their accreditors and disclosed to prospective students, employers and policy makers. The integrity of these

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Welcome to the ACICS Centennial Newsletter

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Panel Discussion: Workforce Skills Reality Check

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Response to the “NACIQI Discussion Draft Higher Education Accreditation Reauthorization Policy Considerations, October 18, 2011”   By the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools November 2011     Introduction   In the accreditation community, agencies that perform quality reviews

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I am pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Edward Thomas and Dr. Ruth Shafer as commissioners on the ACICS Council. Dr. Thomas is professor of marketing, emeritus at Cleveland State University and brings with him more than 29 years’

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Centennial Commemorative Poster Student Design Competition

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ACICS statement regarding placement rates

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California Miramar University’s Annette Gregg, who earned her MBA at Miramar has become senior director of Global Marketing and Communications for Project Concern International, a global non profit with 600 employees and $50M annual budget. ACICS has accredited the San

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Council Deliberates What Constitutes A Quality Program?Member institutions received additional guidance this month regarding Council expectations of programs offered by ACICS colleges and schools. The guidance was developed during discussions and review by the Council at its September 27th special

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Join us for a Webinar on October 28 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at Go To Webinar

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A special October Memorandum to the Field has been posted to the website for your review.  If you have any questions about any of the information contained in the most recent Memorandum to the Field, please free to contact Ms. Terron King

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    ACICS Webinar Announcing, Relating, and Explaining (AWARE)

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The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS or the Council) is calling for nominations for the position of commissioner on the Council. Commissioners also comprise the ACICS Board of Directors.  The following commissioner position is to be filled

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Our building engineers have cancelled the maintenance scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2011. The ACICS Web Site will be up and running.

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The ACICS Web site will be shut down due to scheduled building maintenance on Saturday, October 1, 2011. It will be back up on Sunday, October 2. We thank you for your understanding.

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Join us for a Webinar on September 21 when Dr. Albert C. Gray, Executive Director, Dr. Tom Wickenden, Deputy Director, and Mr. Anthony S. Bieda, Director of External Affairs, will provide an update on the CHEA and U.S. DOE re

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As more institutions enter data in the new Campus Accountability Report (CAR), we are have experienced some system performance issues.  Each time a number is entered in a program report, the system recalculates the figures in that report, rolls them

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Outlook Growth, Challenges, Much Activity As the family of ACICS colleges and schools enters fall 2011, some milestones and benchmarks are worthy of note. Firstly, ACICS will soon mark the addition of its 900th member institution, crossing a threshold that

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August Council MeetingThe ACICS fiscal year ended on June 30, 2011 and our first Council meeting of the new business year is next week, August 1 5.  This portends to be an extremely busy week for the Council.  In addition to

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A New Requirement to Publish Performance Information 

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ACICS ACCREDITATION ADVISORY September 1, 2011   A NEW REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH PERFORMANCE INFORMATION   At its meeting on August 1st, the ACICS Council approved a new requirement that all institutions shall publish performance information concerning student achievement.  The specific language

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A special edition of the Memorandum to the Field has been posted for your review. Changes to the Accreditation Criteria include the definition and review of credit hour, transfer of credit, faculty assignments, independent study contracts, monitoring of excessive substantive changes, providing

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  (Washington, DC) August 17, 2011 – The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) has issued the following statement   “While the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) has had a preliminary discussion with Stratford University

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Accreditation by national firm more than adequate  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway is quoted in a July 17 Herald Leader article, "A high degree of default," as making broad claims about for profit institutions, including the "adequacy" of accreditation for

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In addition to a change in the name to emphasize its role in accountability, other major changes were made to the AIR this year to reduce the institutional reporting burden and improve the integrity of the ACICS database.  These changes

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August Council Meeting The ACICS fiscal year ended on June 30, 2011 and our first Council meeting of the new business year is next week, August 1 5.  This portends to be an extremely busy week for the Council.  In addition

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U.S. Department of Education continues recognition of ACICS

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  July 8, 2011 For Profit Colleges Serve Disadvantaged StudentsTMTM To the Editor In his "Innovations" blog post on the trend in student demographics at for profit schools ("Who Goes to For Profit Colleges?," The Chronicle, June 27), Frank Donoghue fails

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                      Below is the motion passed by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity(NACIQI) on June 8, 2011 following its review of the ACICS petition for continued recognition I move that the NACIQI recommend that ACICS's recognition be

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The ACICS 2011 Leadership Conference and Annual Meeting, “Great Expectations, Focused on Student Success” was June 2 5, 2011, in Grapevine, Texas. More than 150 school representatives and leaders assembled to share ideas and information relevant to career colleges. Three days

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The ACICS Professional Development Conference, Student Success It Takes a College will fortify connections between educational quality, institutional effectiveness and the success of students served by ACICS colleges and schools. Workshops and discussion forums     • The art of teaching and the science

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Progress toward recognition by CHEA and USDOE ACICS’ long journey toward re recognition by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is nearly complete, following the submission in April of responses to staff reports

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Please be advised that a major power outage in parts of Washington, DC caused the closing of the ACICS office. As a result of the outage the ACICS web site has been off line since the afternoon of Tuesday, 5

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Re Education Is the Last Thing on Their Minds    Your May 12 editorial, “Education is the Last Thing on their Minds,” regrettably sends the false message that ensuring educational integrity has to be at the expense of a higher education

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Chronicle of Higher Education May 24, 2011 Accreditor to Offer New Model That Looks Into Corporate Practices of For Profit Colleges By Eric Kelderman Officials from the U.S. Department of Education and Democrats in Congress have been pressing accreditors to

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The KOS contains information based on the Annual Institutional Reports (AIR) submitted by ACICS accredited institutions. Click here for the latest KOS. 

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ACICS Webinar Announcing, Relating, and Explaining (AWARE) Join us for a Webinar on May 20

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ACICS is proud to present Dr. Ronald L. Trowbridge as the keynote speaker at the 2011 Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference being held in Grapevine, TX.  Dr. Trowbridge was director of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the United States Information Agency, directing

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The ACICS website will be shutdown from Friday, May 13, 2011 starting at 10 pm and will be back up and running at 11pm on Saturday, May 14, 2011.

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The May 2011 Memorandum to the Field is now available.    

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ACICS is pleased to present the 2010 Annual Report Educational Excellence and the Power to Transform Lives. We are proud of the work and accomplishments over the past year and invite you to review the highlights.  

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Career Placement Value now part of Congressional Record   The effectiveness of ACICS institutions in educating students to meet the needs of employers was given high profile March 17 in testimony before Congress. Travis Jennings, Electrical Test Department Supervisor at

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October November 2010 August September 2010  June July 2010  April 2010  February 2010  January 2010  December 2009  November 2009  October 2009  September 2009  August 2009

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Career Placement Value now part of Congressional Record   The effectiveness of ACICS institutions in educating students to meet the needs of employers was given high profile March 17 in testimony before Congress. Travis Jennings, Electrical Test Department Supervisor at

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ACICS Advisory, March 2011CLOCK TO CREDIT HOURS CONVERSION Effective July 1, 2011, the U. S. Department of Education will require institutions offering vocational training programs to apply new formulas in converting clock hours to credit hour equivalencies. Undergraduate programs which

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WASHINGTON — A surprisingly bipartisan House of Representatives approved an amendment to the continuing budget resolution last month that would block the Education Department from carrying out its proposed regulation requiring that for profit colleges and other vocational programs ensure that

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I am pleased to introduce our newest elected commissioner to the ACICS membership. He is Dr. Seth Balogh of Brookline College in Phoenix, Arizona.  Dr. Balogh will serve on the ACICS Council and Board of Directors for a five year

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Dear Editor   Daniel de Vise's Feb. 20, 2011 Sunday Magazine story, "Eight ways to get higher education into shape," adds to an important and timely discussion regarding the future of higher education, but only scratches the surface in terms of explaining

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ACE, Other Groups Ask Education Department to Rescind State Authorization Rule The American Council on Education (ACE) and 59 higher education and accrediting organizations yesterday sent a letter to the Department of Education requesting that it rescind the so called

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I am pleased to announce the appointment of John D. Euliano as a commissioner on the  ACICS Council.  Mr. Euliano is the president of Southern Technical College and brings over 20 years of experience in ACICS accredited institutions to the

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The Council and executive staff dedicated a substantial part of the 2011 policy meeting to review the implications of the new program integrity rules issued by the U.S. Department of Education late last year. Read More...

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    High Stake Focus On Quality Assurance Attending to the important mission and recurring operations of ACICS can be intensive and all consuming, but strategic opportunities often need full attention as well. One such opportunity is recognition by the U.S.

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The Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) held an open meeting (February 3 4) on higher education accreditation and invited third party comments. Read the remarks submitted by Executive Director Al Gray on behalf

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Statement of the Council for Higher Education Accreditatio (CHEA) that ACICS is eligible for a recognition review.

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Check out the latest Executive Director Update

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    High Stake Focus On Quality Assurance Attending to the important mission and recurring operations of ACICS can be intensive and all consuming, but strategic opportunities often need full attention as well. One such opportunity is recognition by the U.S.

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ACICS Webinar Announcing, Relating, and Explaining (AWARE) Join us for a Webinar on January 21

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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 15, 2010 PRNewswire Giving a boost to women who juggle the demands of work, family and school, Harrison College has unveiled the Harrison College Working Mothers Scholarship, a $2,500 award for working moms. The Working Mothers Scholarship is

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Philadelphia Campus serving as collection site for Philabundance Food Drive and Toys for Tots Sanford Brown Institute – Trevose is celebrating the season by giving back to the surrounding community. The campus will serve as a collection site for both

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 International Academy of Design and Technology (IADT) in Sacramento is proud to honor fashion designer Jay Nicolas Sario and photographer Steven Parke at the Winter Honors Gala Dec. 3. "IADT is excited to host such successful and passionate industry professionals,"

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    Dr. Lawrence Leak of Maryland was appointed to serve as a public member of the Council. Dr. Leak has extensive experience in higher education as an administrator

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    High Stake Focus On Quality Assurance Attending to the important mission and recurring operations of ACICS can be intensive and all consuming, but strategic opportunities often need full attention as well. One such opportunity is recognition by the U.S.

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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 22 PRNewswire A leader with international standing in the building industry, Linda M. Thomas Mobley, J.D., Ph.D.,  will chair the Construction Management program starting this fall at NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD). Before joining NSAD, Dr.

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Dar Al hekma College, an ACICS accredited institution of higher education for women, located in Jeddah,Saudi Arabia, is mentioned in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's message to Saudi King Abdullah, on behalf of President Obama. Dar Al hekma College has

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Transfer of Credit Practices Defy Student, Public Interest September 30, 2010 Editor, USA Today Your recent story about career colleges gives an oversimplified view of the complex issues surrounding college accreditation and the differences between national and regional accrediting agencies. 

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Council Fortifies Focus on Integrity Disclosures by the Government Accountability Office regarding questionable practices in the admission and advising of students prompted the Council to strengthen its focus on institutional integrity and appropriate relations with students. The GAO report included

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Welcome to the new generation of ACICS.org. As the number of institutions we accredit has grown, so has the traffic to our website. With this in mind, optimizing the site has become an important goal. The new home page features

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At its meeting on September 20 21, 2010, the CHEA Board of Directors reviewed the recommendation of the CHEA Committee on Recognition regarding the eligibili y application submitted by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). The board

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ACICS Outreach to Senate HELP Committee Members of the ACICS executive team met with staff of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee of the U.S. Senate in advance of the first round of hearings regarding for profit higher education.

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May 2, 2010 Career Colleges Deserve a Say By Albert C. Gray In late January, the U.S. Department of Education held the third and final round of negotiated rule making discussions to examine a set of 14 rules that would

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Following the PBS broadcast of FRONTLINE’s “College, Inc.,” leaders of the post secondary education sector convened a briefing with reporters to discuss issues raised in the documentary, including student debt, recruitment practices and gainful employment. The briefing was held via

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              Scalable Education Delivery Accreditation Adjustments to standards, practices and support systems applied to career education will go before the Council in April for review and adoption. Based on commentary received from member

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Dear Member Institution In order to better serve our institutions, ACICS is transferring applications from the previous paper laden process to an all electronic submission. We successfully launched Initial and New Grant Applications on July 1, 2009. The following applications

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Fast Train press release

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  Effective Accreditation for Scalable Enterprises The Council reviewed proposed changes to dozens of standards and bylaws at it February Policy meeting, focusing two full days of analysis and deliberation on making ACICS criteria better aligned with multi campus systems

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    ACICS Executive Director’s Update Volume 2, Issue No. 1   January 2010     Wishes for success and quality in 2010   The agenda for ACICS as a primary accreditor of professional, technical and occupational colleges and schools this

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  Holiday Greetings   On behalf of the Board and Staff of ACICS, my sincere wishes to all for a peaceful and fulfilling holiday season, and every success in the New Year. The vibrant, innovative forces shaping our sector create

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  The Department of Education’s (ED) release of illustrative trial three year cohort default rates (CDR) generated news stories about the for profit career college sector, often emphasizing the high trial three year CDR’s for the sector.  However, it is

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  ACICS Three Year Cohort Default Rates  Talking Points   Cohort default rates (CDRs) are the rates by which students who attended colleges and schools default on the repayment of their student financial aid.   Many economic, demographic, financial and

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  On December 7, 2009, the Department of Education (ED) released illustrative trial three year cohort default rates (CDR) to all institutions, and the data from all institutions were made available to the public today , December 14, 2009.   The

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Milestones for ACICS The surge in enrollment for colleges and schools providing workforce education is having an impact on ACICS operations. The organization reached two important milestones in November ACICS now accredits 780 colleges and schools in 11 countries, and

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  November 24, 2009   Newsweek.com   Re "An Education in Student Loans" by David A. Graham (November 20, 2009)   Dear Editor,   The nation’s public and private colleges have long battled the issue of academic credit transfer. However

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Monitoring Economic Conditions Impact on Key Statistics   Insights regarding the impact of economic conditions on the placement and cohort default rates of member institutions will be an important element of the Council’s December meeting.  The review occurs each year

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    CHEA Membership Stay informed with a membership with the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

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Volume 1, Issue Number 3        August 2009   Harnessing technology to expedite accreditation The new, interactive web based technology platform for member institutions went on line July 1, following a live demonstration at the Annual Meeting. The utility and functionality

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Not all evaluators in our legacy database were converted to our new database. If you had conducted a visit within the past two years, and or submitted a signed Independent Contractor Agreement your evaluator information was converted to our new

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Regardless of your record type (individual, institution, owning corporation) telelphone numbers, fax, e mail, and URLs can be edited. Go to MY ACCOUNT CONTACT INFORMATION once logged into the ACICS e biz site.

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The benefits of an electronic payment process will be enhanced with the implementation of electronic fund transfer (EFT) however, in order to accommodate our member institutions ACICS will continue to accept checks for application and fee payment(s).   Step 1

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Can I change my address? YES, if you are an individual.Business Addresses If the primary address is a business address linked to one of our member institutions, you will need to contact ACICS for assistance. Please send your request to

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What is our institution’s new ID? Effective July 1, 2009, member institutions were assigned an eight digit ID. Existing members can still use the M01234 or B05678 but should also include the eight digit – 00012345 – ID number sent

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To help users navigate our online features, we will post general announcements and navigation tips. Please continue to visit this page periodically during our transition phase.         •   Learn more about submitting payments via a check         •   Changing an Address         •   Institution ID    

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Dr. Albert C. Gray, ACICS Executive Director and CEO, comments on "The Don'ts of Higher Ed Reform" by Robert Zemsky, September 4, 2009, insidehighered.com.   Mr. Zemsky asserts in his commentary, The Don’ts of Higher Ed Reform, that the public has a

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Volume 1, Issue Number 3        August 2009   Harnessing technology to expedite accreditation The new, interactive web based technology platform for member institutions went on line July 1, following a live demonstration at the Annual Meeting. The utility and functionality

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ACICS Self Study Submission for 2010 New Grant Visits

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