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Career Education Review Jenny September 10, 2020 UEI College in Bakersfield, CA is celebrating national recognition from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). Each year, the Accrediting Commission formally recognizes the success and significant achievements of ACCSC-accredited institutions, and pays tribute to outstanding, dedicated individuals. ACCSC selected […]

Venable LLP R. Andrew Arculin, Allyson B. Baker, Jonathan L. Pompan, Gerald S. (Gerry) Sachs, Peter S. Frechette, Makalia A. Griffith, C.K. Kevin Park September 4, 2020 California’s Mini-CFPB initiative roared back to life when, as part of its 2020–21 budget, the California state senate approved a plan to establish a state consumer […]

Forbes Rob Berger September 4, 2020 Joe Biden wants to reshape student loans and higher education. As outlined on the Biden campaign website, his agenda includes everything from partial student loan debt forgiveness to a free college education for some. One thing missing from the website, however, is the cost […]

Maynard Cooper Gale September 4, 2020 The U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) this week published final regulations in the Federal Register to update and revise requirements for distance education programs and to make related changes to other regulations.  Secretary DeVos said in a statement that the new rules “promote educational innovation to better serve the needs […]

Career Education Review Jenny September 8,2020 UEI College in Bakersfield, CA is celebrating national recognition from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the designated institutional accrediting body for more than 650 post-secondary, trade and technical schools that serve over […]

Forbes Adam S. Minsky, Esq. Senior Contributor September 1, 2020 In a landmark move, California’s state legislature passed sweeping legislation this week to protect student loan borrowers. Referred to as a student loan borrower “bill of rights,” the new law would establish enforceable, statewide industry standards for student loan servicers […]

CooleyED Kate Lee Carey September 1, 2020 The California Legislature passes AB70, amending the CA Private Postsecondary Education Act as it relates to the authority of the BPPE to verify an institution’s nonprofit status. Despite the pandemic and the resulting abbreviated legislative docket in 2020, the California Assembly managed to […]

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami September 1, 2020 If Steve Gunderson didn’t know what awaits for-profit colleges should Democrats capture the White House, he thought it became clear when he heard vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention lump the colleges he represents with rapists and the mob. […]

NASFAA Karen McCarthy August 31, 2020 The Department of Education (ED) has revised its May 6 Electronic Announcement (EA) outlining school requirements to publicly post certain student emergency grant information on the institution’s primary website as part of the reporting requirements under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) […]

Education Dive Jeremy Bauer-Wolf August 28, 2020 Dive Brief: A California bill working through the state’s legislature likely conflicts with aspects of the new federal regulation governing campus sexual violence. The proposed legislation would prohibit a victim and an accused party to directly cross-examine each other, which the federal rule says colleges […]