ACICS on the Ropes Again
Advisory group's recommendation last week puts troubled accreditor's federal recognition in jeopardy for a second time -- a possible death knell.
In The News Piece in Inside Higher Education
March 8, 2021
Clare McCann was quoted in Inside Higher Education about an advisory group's condemnation of a troubled college accreditor.
It is highly unlikely that Cardona, who is President Biden’s appointee, will go against NACIQI’s recommendation, said Clare McCann, deputy director for federal higher education policy at New America, a left-leaning think tank, and a former senior policy adviser for the U.S. Department of Education during the Obama administration.
ACICS has exhibited an "unprecedented level of noncompliance" in the past few years, said McCann.
"They have not gone a year since 2018 without some sort of compliance report or inquiry being raised by the department, and it’s been years of repeated issues," she said.
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