January 14, 2012 ~ NACCAS

NACCAS has published their 2012 Edition of their Accreditation Handbook - dated January 1, 2012.  As of that same date, they updated their Standards and Policies as well as their Rules of Practice and Procedure.

Click here to download a pdf copy of each document.  They can be found on the left side of their page under "Member Resources." 

January 14, 2012 ~ ABHES

ABHES has published their 17th Edition of their Accreditation Handbook - dated January 1, 2012.

Click here to download a copy.

January 14, 2012 ~ DETC

DETC has published their 19th Edition of their Accreditation Handbook - dated January 4, 2012.

Click here to download a copy and a pdf of the changes that were made for this years publication. 

October 27, 2011 ~ Education and Labor Committee ~ RSS Article

White House officials announced a new plan they claim will significantly lower student loan payments. In a speech yesterday at the University of Colorado, President Obama told students, “Americans could see their payments go down by hundreds of dollars a month.” Sounds great – but like most things with this administration, the facts reveal that the average student loan holder is unlikely to see any real impact from this plan.

October 26, 2011 ~ The Chronicle of Higer Education ~ Kelly Field

With the nation's student-loan debt approaching $1-trillion, and default rates at their highest level in a decade, President Obama is taking modest steps to ease students' debt burdens.