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Arlington, VA – Today’s announcement that Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten has terminated the U.S. Department of Education’s recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) as a nationally recognized accrediting agency comes as no surprise to those that have been watching ACICS’s petition before the Department. “This decision will have no impact on 99% of for-profit institutions, and thus should not be interpreted as a rebuke of the for-profit college sector,” said CECU’s President and CEO, Dr. Jason Altmire. “We applaud the Department for extending federal student aid eligibility to ACICS-accredited institutions for 18 months so that those institutions have time to find a new accreditor. Now, the higher education community must work together to prevent students at ACICS-accredited schools from being adversely impacted by today’s decision.” ### About Career Education Colleges and Universities
Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) is the national association serving the proprietary higher education sector. Please direct media inquiries to Jenny Faubert, VP of Communications, at Jenny.Faubert@career.org. Comments are closed.
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