college closure

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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Collapse of For-Profit Chain Long in the Making

Collapse of For-Profit Chain Long in the Making

Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum After two years of an administration that has disavowed the Obama Education Department’s crackdown on for-profit colleges, there’s little sign of a comeback for the sector. On Wednesday, one of the largest credential-granting for-profit operators still standing, Education Corporation of America, said it would […]

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