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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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CECU Statement on Closure of Education Corporation of America Campuses

CECU Statement on Closure of Education Corporation of America Campuses

Career.org 12/6/2018 ​Following the news that Education Corporation of America abruptly closed its campuses, Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities, released the following statement: “We concur with the U.S. Department of Education’s strong statement condemning Education Corporation of America’s decision to suddenly close its campuses. […]

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Education Corporation of America shuts down after ACICS pulls accreditation

Education Corporation of America shuts down after ACICS pulls accreditation

Education Dive Dive Brief: One of the largest for-profit college operators still standing, Education Corporation of America, is shutting down entirely. “[I]t is with a heavy heart that today we announce that [ECA] is closing all its career colleges effective with the completion of the current module or term for most […]

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