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California Language School

California Language School

Primary Contact: Angie Suh – School Director Email: angiepearl2001@gmail.com 639 S. New Hampshire Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90005 Phone: (213) 387-0007 Website: https://CaliforniaLanguageSchool.edu California Language School was established in 1995 as a non-degree institution, approved for operation by the former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. California Language School […]

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How state agencies prepared for the chaos of ECA’s abrupt closure

How state agencies prepared for the chaos of ECA’s abrupt closure

EducationDive By Ben Unglesbee January 20, 2019 On the evening of Dec. 4, Lane Goodwin, a program manager with the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, saw an email from Education Corporation of America’s (ECA) primary accreditor. The email notified the for-profit operator and affected state officials that most of ECA’s colleges […]

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VA warns California in for-profit college dispute

VA warns California in for-profit college dispute

Politico By Michael Stratford (mstratford@politico.com; @mstratford) January 17, 2019 The Trump administration is threatening to punish California regulators over their decision to turn away a large for-profit college seeking state approval for funding under the GI Bill. At issue is California’s decision to avoid taking action on Ashford University’s application for approval […]

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New York Governor Proposes New For-Profit Regulations

New York Governor Proposes New For-Profit Regulations

Inside Higher Ed By Ashley Smith January 16, 2019 New York governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed increasing regulations on for-profit institutions as part of his 2019-20 budget plan. Under his proposal released Tuesday, for-profit colleges would be required to regularly report their funding sources to the state and would not be allowed […]

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Facing insolvency, Dream Center is unloading Art Institutes

Facing insolvency, Dream Center is unloading Art Institutes

Education Dive By Ben Unglesbee January 16, 2019 When the Dream Center bought the Art Institutes from Education Management Corporation (EDMC) out of bankruptcy, the organization described the deal as “an amazing opportunity” to “turn those systems into community focused not-for-profit educational institutions.” The foundation — which tapped Brent Richardson, former CEO of Grand […]

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For-Profit Nursing Graduates More Likely to Fail Licensure Test

For-Profit Nursing Graduates More Likely to Fail Licensure Test

Inside Higher Ed By Ashley A. Smith January 16, 2019 A study published by researchers at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health found that graduates from for-profit nursing programs were more likely to fail the National Council Licensure Examination on the first try compared to their peers from public and […]

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Negotiators Convene to Debate Accreditation and Innovation, Trudge Through Changes to Protocols

Negotiators Convene to Debate Accreditation and Innovation, Trudge Through Changes to Protocols

NASFAA By Joelle Fredman, NASFAA Staff Reporter January 16, 2019 Higher education stakeholders convened in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to begin the first of three sessions of negotiated rulemaking, or “neg reg,” to consider changes to the federal regulations on accreditation and other issues based on draft regulatory language released earlier this month […]

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Betsy DeVos’s bet on boot camps

Betsy DeVos’s bet on boot camps

Politico Why the Department of Education wants to get behind a popular—but unaccredited—new style of education. By MICHAEL STRATFORD 01/16/2019 As Americans look to build the skills they need for the fast-changing job market, a new type of education provider has swept onto the scene: the coding boot camp, an intensive, […]

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Leveling the Playing Field for Private Colleges and Universities

Leveling the Playing Field for Private Colleges and Universities

RealClearEducation By Cherylyn Harley LeBon January 15, 2019 America faces the stark reality of a national nursing crisis, yet some members of Congress are increasing partisan attacks against the colleges and institutions training much needed health care professionals. These attacks appear short-sighted, given the current reality. According to recent news reports, 126,000 […]

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Gallup Research Shows 62% Increase in Alumni Median Personal Earnings for Career Education Colleges and Universities

Gallup Research Shows 62% Increase in Alumni Median Personal Earnings for Career Education Colleges and Universities

CECU.org 1/15/2019 A new Gallup research study of student satisfaction among graduates of a selection of the nation’s career education colleges and universities found a 62% increase in median personal earnings for the graduates surveyed. The Gallup research, commissioned by CECU, was conducted Sept. 25-Oct. 19, 2018 and includes responses from 3,203 […]

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