Education Dive by Ben Unglesbee The Education Department is “not wedded” to the language it issued in proposed regulations being debated in an ongoing negotiated rulemaking process, Diane Auer Jones, the department’s principal deputy under secretary, told an audience of accreditation professionals in Washington on Tuesday. “Clearly we came to the table with some […]
Education Dive by Natalie Schwartz U of Utah cast the program as one way it can help students overcome financial barriers that could delay or even block their path to graduation. It joins a handful of other colleges to offer ISAs. In 2016, Purdue University became the first major […]
Lexology January 22 2019 A new Third Circuit decision applied existing law in a straightforward way to require a disgruntled customer of a for-profit university to arbitrate claims, providing another illustration of an effective way to obtain valid agreements, including arbitration agreements, electronically. On January 10, the Third Circuit upheld […]
Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith January 24, 2019 The breakup and possible collapse of some Art Institutes, South and Argosy Universities campuses, all chains owned previously by Education Management Corporation, have generated criticism about a lack of transparency and worries among students and staff members about whether the […]
Education Dive By Ben Unglesbee January 24, 2019 With enrollment declines driving down revenue since 2013, NAUH is closing its ground-based locations to reduce costs and is moving to cut enough staff to save $1.5 million in payroll expenses by the end of the third quarter of its 2019 fiscal […]
Education Dive Court filings blame revenue tens of millions of dollars short of what its previous owner projected. By Ben Unglesbee January 23, 2019 Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH) went into receivership last week, shortly after making a deal to transfer control of most of the remaining campuses in the Art Institutes chain. The […]
Inside Higher Ed The U.S. Department of Education is contemplating going back to the drawing board on complex rules governing authority to operate online programs in multiple states. By Lindsay McKenzie January 23, 2019 Controversial regulations requiring online institutions to be authorized to operate in multiple states were up for debate […]
Politico We’ve figured out why it’s so hard for first-generation students to succeed in college. The good news is there are easy fixes. By Nicole Stephens and Sarah Townsend January 16, 2019 It’s one of the most frustrating facts in education: Compared with peers from middle- and upper-class families, students […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain January 11, 2019 California’s newly inaugurated governor, Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, on Thursday unveiled his first budget proposal, which included a broad set of planned funding increases for higher education. As expected, Newsom’s budget incudes $40 million to support a second year of free tuition for community […]
Primary Contact: Inna Lisker – President Email: ilisker@unitedmedicalinstitute.edu 5280 Auburn Boulevard Sacramento, CA 95841 Phone: (916) 334-5118 Website: www.UnitedMedicalInstitute.edu United Medical Institute (UMI) is a private college accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). UMI offers a distinctive educational approach in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, providing Diploma, Associate of Science […]