APSCU President and CEO Steve Gunderson released the statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education's decision to not appeal Gainful Employment litigation.
Today, the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) announced the recipients of the 2013 annual achievement awards. The awards honor the accomplishments of students, teachers, institutions and employers within the private sector college community.
APSCU President and CEO Steve Gunderson spoke at today’s U.S. Department of Education public hearing on the intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee.
Following the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of Public Hearings for Negotiated Rulemaking, APSCU President and CEO Steve Gunderson said...
APSCU today released the following statement in response to legislation offered by Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) that would ban colleges and universities from using federal dollars for marketing, advertising and recruitment.
APSCU has released the "Report of the APSCU Blue Ribbon Taskforce for Military and Veteran Education," which provides recommendations and suggestions to institutions of higher education for improving the educational experience of America’s military and veteran students.
The following statement was issued by APSCU after President Obama signed the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 into law.
APSCU today issued the following statement applauding House passage of the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 (H.R. 4057)
President and CEO of APSCU, Steve Gunderson, reached out to Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) to again offer his “help and support in working…to find common ground in helping to better serve the more than 4 million Americans enrolled at private sector colleges and universities in every part of the country.”
Steve Gunderson, President CEO of APSCU, released a statement in response to the unemployment report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics detailing 146,000 jobs created in November and unemployment at 7.7 percent.
APSCU's Blue Ribbon Taskforce for Military and Veterans Education met for the first time yesterday to begin formulating recommendations and best practices to improve the quality of institutional academic and programmatic delivery for military and veteran students.
In case you missed it, Roll Call published an op-ed by Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of APSCU. The op-ed discusses the important role of private sector colleges and universities and calls on President Obama and the Congress to include these institutions in any higher education agenda.
APSCU announced the formation of a Blue Ribbon Taskforce created with the mission of ensuring that every service member, veteran, or family member utilizing their earned education benefits are provided with the quality education they deserve at every institution of higher education. The goal of the taskforce is to develop a series of best practices for veterans education to be used by APSCU schools as well as all post-secondary institutions.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) today released the following statement in response to the Department of Education's release of the loan default rates.
A report released by the National Center for Education Statistics detailing the cost of post secondary education shows that the tuition at 4-year private sector colleges and universities (PSCUs) did not increase between academic year 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of APSCU issued a statement applauding the House passage of the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 (H.R. 4057).
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) today issued the following statement in response to yet another attack against career colleges and universities by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin.
Steve Gunderson, the president and CEO of APSCU, issued a statement in response to a newly-released report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on private student lending.
Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of APSCU, issued a statement in response to newly released U.S. Department of Education data showing increases in enrollment and number of degrees earned at career colleges and universities as well as lower tuition growth.
Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of APSCU issued a statement endorsing the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 (H.R. 4057), which will be marked up tomorrow by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU), today announced a change in the organization’s government relations leadership.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) today released the following letter which was sent to the Department of Education.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU), today issued the following statement in response to news reports of a deal being reached between Republicans and Democrats that keeps student loan interest rates at 3.4 percent.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) today issued the following statement in response to the investigation by state attorneys general regarding misleading Internet recruitment of veterans.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Education’s release of gainful employment figures.
APSCU announced the release of its “Five Tenets of Veterans Education,” a set of core principles and standards by which career-sector educational institutions will ensure positive outcomes for veterans, spouses, and dependents who attend their schools and ensure they have the right to choose the best education for their needs and goals.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of APSCU today released the following statement in response to the decision reached by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding APSCU's challenge to the Department of Education’s Misrepresentation, Compensation and State Authorization regulations.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) released a statement in response to the unemployment figures issued.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of APSCU today released the following statement in response to the letter by attorneys general to Congressional leaders concerning veterans' educational benefits becoming subject to the "90/10 rule".
APSCU today announced their 2012 annual achievement award recipients. These awards honor the accomplishments of students, teachers and institutions within the career college community.
Former Congressman Steve Gunderson, the president and chief executive officer of the APSCU today testified before the U.S. House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
APSCU's Steve Gunderson today issued the following statement in response to news reports that the Department of Education will update graduation rate reporting among institutions of higher learning, which includes accounting for part-time students and those who have previously attended post-secondary schools.
Former Congressman and president and chief executive officer of APSCU, Steve Gunderson, today testified before the U.S. House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
APSCU's Steve Gunderson today issued the following statement in response to Senator Tom Harkin's release of Department of Defense military Tuition Assistance data.
The president of APSCU, Steve Gunderson, issued the following statement in response to bills introduced in the U.S. Senate and House by Senator Thomas Carper and Congresswoman Jackie Speier.
Every institution of higher education serving military- and veteran-students should honor our heroes by ensuring that American servicemembers and veterans receive the education they deserve with the benefits they earned.
In response to legislation proposed by Illinois Senator Richard Durbin, Brian Moran, interim president and CEO of APSCU released the following statement.
Related Information
Skills Gap APSCU lays out the skills gap in relation to the workforce
Join APSCU Learn more about the benefits of joining APSCU.
APSCU Facts
PSCUs open doors to many of the 13 million unemployed and 90 million underemployed Americans by providing a skills-based education. To remain competitive over the next decade, we must identify between 8 and 23 million new workers with postsecondary skills.PSCUs are a necessary part of that solution, having produced over 800,000 degrees last year alone.
