Washington, DC - September 22, 2016 - The below statement can be attributed to Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of CECU:

"The U.S. Department of Education's decision today will have horrible ramifications for hundreds of thousands of students, thousands of dedicated faculty and staff, and hundreds of communities and employers that rely on institutions accredited by ACICS.

​Commenting on ITT Tech's announcement that it will discontinue academic operations permanently, CECU president and CEO Steve Gunderson said:

Washington, DC – August 26, 2016 –  CECU President and CEO Steve Gunderson sent an open letter to members of Congress in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s recent announcement that ITT Tech will longer be permitted to enroll students using Title IV funds.
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In the letter, Gunderson writes: 

Washington, DC – August 1, 2016 – Today, Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), the voice of the nation’s postsecondary career education schools, called upon the U.S. Department of Education to withdraw its proposed Defense to Repayment regulation and instead work collaboratively with all stakeholders to create a more clear and fair process.

Washington, DC – July 25, 2016 - The recent hack of the Democratic National Committee, part of a wave of cyberattacks targeting American organizations, shows that the need for skilled cybersecurity professionals is more important than ever. Experts have commented that the cybersecurity industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. But the industry faces a critical problem: a shortage of skilled workers. 

Washington, DC – July 14, 2016 – America’s Career Education Colleges and Universities wrote the leaders of the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Trade Commission, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, asking them to establish an inter-agency coordinating committee to fight the growing student loan debt-relief scams in America.

June 13, 2016 - Washington, DC - The below can be attributed to Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities:

"The regulation put forth today by the U.S. Department of Education will cause millions of students to lose access to higher education and leave American taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars. How this will increase the number of career ready graduates, is unclear.