Client Login

Go

Call Us Today: 562-436-3900

ACCSC Recognition of Work Outside of Class

In order to accommodate the new federal requirements, ACCSC has developed a process to evaluate and recognize academic work outside of class in a clock hour program.

During the Program Integrity Negotiated Rulemaking Session, the U.S. Department of Education (“the Department”) introduced new regulations pertaining to the conversion of clock hours to credit hours for the purposes of determining program eligibility for federal Title IV student financial aid. Click here to download a PDF version of the March 25, 2011 Accreditation Alert

Please note that this Alert includes hyperlinks to the related applications/forms, including applications/forms for affiliated institutions.

 

    View All Events

    2012 NACCAS Accreditation Handbook Available

    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." 

     
    2012 ABHES Accreditation Handbook Available

    January 14, 2012 ~ ABHES

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

    Click here to download a copy.

     
    2012 DETC Accreditation Handbook Available

    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. 

     
    What's the Real Impact of the President's Student Loan Plan?

    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.
    Read more...
     
    Obama's Student-Loan Plan Scores Political Points but Offers Limited Relief

    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.
    Read more...