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Press Releases
May 7, 2008
ACCSCT announced today that our long-time Executive Director, Elise Scanlon, has announced she will leave the organization by the end of the year.
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April 28, 2008
In April 2008, in accordance with the nomination and appointment process outlined in the Commission’s Bylaws, Section 1.04, and as previously announced to the ACCSCT membership, the ACCSCT Nominating Committee put forth three (3) candidates to be interviewed by the full-Commission for the appointment of a vacant School Commissioner seat.
Upon conclusion of the interview process, the Commission voted to appoint Allan Sharpe of Western Technical College located in El Paso, Texas to fill the final ACCSCT School Commissioner vacancy.
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April 4, 2008
In February 2008, in accordance with the nomination and election process outlined in the Commission’s Bylaws, ACCSCT provided information to the membership on its website, www.accsct.org, to facilitate an election in order to fill three (3) existing School Commissioner vacancies on the Commission. Subsequently, ACCSCT mailed the ballot materials to the ACCSCT membership for the purpose of this general election.
All votes have been recorded and the Commission is pleased to announce that
- Susan B. Johnson of the Gemological Institute of America;
- Rick Saliba of Platt College/Oklahoma Health Academy; and
- Beth Wilson of Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
have been elected by the ACCSCT membership to serve as School Commissioners. Their respective terms as School Commissioners will begin on July 1, 2008.
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April 4, 2008
Recently, Dr. Michale McComis, ACCSCT's Associate Executive Director, joined an international team of educators tasked with creating an accreditation framework and writing standards for technical and vocational colleges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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January 3, 2008
On November 19, 2007, Christopher Lambert, ACCSCT’s Associate Director of Commission Relations, participated in the State of Wisconsin Educational Approval Board’s (EAB) Annual Conference. As part of the conference activities, Lambert delivered a Key Note Presentation which focused on developing and implementing institutional improvement plans, a key area of focus for accredited and non-accredited schools alike.
In order to provide further guidance to ACCSCT-accredited schools in the cycle of continuous performance improvement, the Commission has partnered with the EAB to make this webinar available for review.
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Click Here view the 90 minute webinar entitled Developing and Implementing Institutional Improvement Plans.
October 17, 2007
The information contained in this report is a summary of the key data points from the 2006 ACCSCT Annual Report and provides detailed information pertaining to ACCSCT school characteristics, program characteristics, and student achievement rates and trends.
Click here to download a copy of the report, School Characteristics & Student Achievement Outcomes.
On August 17, 2007, Elise Scanlon, Executive Director of ACCSCT and Roger Williams, Executive Director of ACCET issued a response to a Viewpoint Article entitled “A Better Way on Transfer of Credit” as published on Inside Higher Ed by Constantine Curris, President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Click here to download a copy of the ACCSCT/ACCET Viewpoint Article on transfer of credit entitled, "Counterpoint: What About the Students?"
Follow the link to download a copy of ACCSCT's position statement:
- Click here to download a copy of the letter issued to The Honorable Mike Eng, Chairman of the Committee on Business and Professions, California State Assembly
- Click here to download a copy of the letter issued to The Honorable Don Perata, President Pro Tempore, Calfornia State Senate
- Click here to download a copy of the letter issued to The Honorable Anthony Portantino, Chairman of The Assemby Higher Education Committee
- Click here to download a copy of the letter issued to Happy Chastain, Deputy Secretary, State and Consumer Services Agency
Please note that the same ACCSCT position statement was issued to each official.
Follow the link to download a copy of Council of Recognized National Accrediting Agencies' (CRNAA) position statement:
- Click Here to download a copy of the CRNAA letter to The Honorable Mike Eng, Chairman of the Committee on Business and Professions, California State Assembly
- Click Here to download a copy of the CRNAA letter to The Honorable Don Perata, President Pro Tempore, Calfornia State Senate
- Click Here to download a copy of the CRNAA letter to The Honorable Anthony Portantino, Chairman of The Assemby Higher Education Committee
- Click Here to download a copy of the CRNAA letter to Happy Chastain, Deputy Secretary, State and Consumer Services Agency
- Click Here to download a copy of CRNAA's Response (2004) to a study entitled, State Licensure versus Accreditation of Proprietary Schools and Colleges - A Review of Comparison Roles and Functions" prepared by California Postsecondary Education Commission.
Please note that the same CRNAA position statement was issued to each official.
According to Section 1.11 of the Commission’s Bylaws “[t]he officers of the Commission shall be elected by the Commission at the last regular Commission meeting of the fiscal year, and shall serve for a term of one year.” At its May 2007 Commission Meeting in San Francisco, California, the ACCSCT Commission elected its Executive Committee for 2007 – 2008. The terms of newly elected Executive Committee began on May 8, 2007. The newly elected ACCSCT Executive Committee is as follows:
- Gery Hochanadel, Ph.D. – School Commissioner – Chairman of the Commission
- Paul Bott, Ed.D. – Public Commissioner – Vice Chair of the Commission
- Michael Pugliese – School Commissioner – Secretary of the Commission
- Jack Forrest – School Commissioner – Treasurer of the Commission
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The Commission is pleased to announce that Susan B. Johnson, Gemological Institute of America, has been elected by the ACCSCT membership to serve as a School Commissioner. Johnson's term as a School Commissioner will begin on July 1, 2007 and will finish out an existing term which concludes on June 30, 2008.
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The Commission is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been elected by the ACCSCT membership to serve as School Commissioners: Ronald S. Blumenthal, Kaplan Higher Education, and Karen Burgess, Metropolitan Career Center. Additionally, at its February 2007 meeting, the Commission appointed David Wolf, Ph.D. to the Commission as a Public Commissioner. Their respective terms as Commissioners will begin on July 1, 2007.
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The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology has reviewed all written comments submitted by accredited institutions and other interested parties regarding the revisions to the Standards of Accreditation as proposed in the Commission’s February 15, 2006, September 15, 2006, and December 28, 2006 Call For Comment. The Commission has subsequently voted to adopt the additions and revisions to the Standards of Accreditation in the following areas effective immediately:
- Rules of Process and Procedure & Restructured Standards of Accreditation
- Section II (A)(4) – Program Advisory Committee
- Section III – Educational Administration and Faculty
- Advertising of Accredited Status
- Accreditation Fees
Click Here to download a copy of the March 15, 2007 Accreditation Alert
Click Here to download a copy of the revised Standards of Accreditation.
Please contact Christopher D. Lambert via email at clambert@accsct.org to order a hard copy of The Standards of Accreditation. Please note that after June 30, 2007, a $25 fee will apply.
For additional information related to these adopted changes, please contact Michale S. McComis, Associate Executive Director, at (703) 247-4520, or via email at mccomis@accsct.org.
February 1, 2007
The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) announced today that it will sponsor its first Annual Professional Development Conference on October 3-5, 2007 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco, California. The theme of the conference, commemorates ACCSCT’s 40th anniversary as a recognized national accrediting body. The theme also highlights the focus for the conference: leadership in higher education.
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On September 22, 2006, the Council of Recognized National Accrediting Agencies (CRNAA) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in support of the Secretary's Commission on the Future of Higher Education.
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Recently, ACCSCT, along with other member accrediting agencies of the Council for Recognized National Accrediting Agencies (CRNAA), sent a letter to the United States Department of Education requesting guidance concerning the policy interpretation of 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 668.5 and the impact of this federal requirement on externships at accredited institutions.
Click here for more information regarding the Department of Education's guidance regarding externships.
On May 1, 2006, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (“ACCSCT”) received approval from the U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, that ACCSCT’s recognition be expanded to the master’s degree level in occupational, trade and technical career areas.
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On March 1, 2006, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (“ACCSCT”) launched its redesigned web page at www.accsct.org. The redesigned web page is one component of ACCSCT’s efforts to further communicate the Commission’s role in serving as a reliable authority on educational quality within the higher education community. Click here to download a copy of the ACCSCT Press Release.
On December 7, 2005, the ACCSCT’s Petition for an Expansion of the Scope of Recognition was considered by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) of the United States Department of Education. Upon a recommendation by the Department’s staff, NACIQI voted to recommend to the U.S. Secretary of Education that ACCSCT’s recognition be expanded to the master’s degree level in occupational, trade and technical career areas. Click here to download a copy of the ACCSCT Press Release.
The Department of Defense dedicated the Severely Injured Joint Operations Center in early February 2005. Severely injured service members and their spouses have expressed an interest in an opportunity to pursue diploma and certification programs or college degrees that will help prepare them for jobs and careers while they are convalescing, when they return home and after discharge from the military. Click here for more information about this important opportunity.
ACCSCT selected eCollege®, a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education industry, to power ACCSCT's online training program. Click here for the ACCSCT Press Release announcing this partnership.
On Dec. 13, 2004, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) formally recommended that ACCSCT's recognition be renewed for five years, the maximium time period allowed under the Higher Education Act. Click here to download a copy of the ACCSCT Press Release.
The Commission has issued a press release detailing important new developments for nursing programs. Click here to dowload the press release in PDF format.
The Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is inviting nationally and regionally accredited institutions to be a part of the Higher Education Transfer Alliance (HETA). The purpose of HETA is to enhance the ability for students attending institutions that are accredited by agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or CHEA to transfer credits. To learn more about HETA and to complete the application for your institution to become part of this important effort to strengthen transfer-of-credit practice visit CHEA's web site. Listing in the HETA database is voluntary. Please do not hesitate to contact us at 703-247-4212 if you have any questions.
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