Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos decided to reinstate a for-profit college watchdog Wednesday after it was shut down by former President Barack Obama’s administration in 2016.
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), a national accreditor for nonpublic colleges, was found to comply with 19 out of 21 areas of responsibilities applicable to accrediting agencies, according to The Associated Press.
“After the previous administration failed to review 36,000 pages of documents related to ACICS’s
The ACICS has one year to come into compliance with “competency of the representatives” and “conflict of interest” criteria, according to an ACICS press statement.
“While it has been a challenging two-year process, we understand and appreciate
the Department’s need to be extremely thorough in its evaluation of our compliance,” ACICS President Michelle Edwards said in the press release. “Now that the review is completed, we are eager to move forward and commit all of our energy to reinvigorating and strengthening the organization for a strong future.”
The national college accreditor had 240 institutions under its wing before it was shut down by the Obama administration, which cited poor oversight, the AP reported. Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute were for-profit chains previously certified by ACICS.
ITT Technical Institute announced Sept. 5, 2016, that it would shut down all of its campuses following ACICS losing recognition. More than 40,000 students did not have a school to attend while 8,000 employees lost their jobs.
ACICS has been targeted by Democratic lawmakers who accused the accreditor of weak oversight that allows low-quality schools to gain accreditation.
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https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/21/for-profit-college-shutdown-obama-devos/
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