Is it a common thing for a school to lose RA? I have heard of programs losing accreditation but I have not heard of an entire school losing it. I am sure it happens, though. Would there be signs that a student could look for in a school that might be about to lose accreditation? Auburn went on probation, and then sued SACS. Wood College lost it. These were about all I could find on a google search.
Check this out: http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&institution=&state=ANY&submit=Search&form_submitted=TRUE I'm part way through reading the list (why?). Apparently Flaming Rainbow crashed and burned.
It is a regular event for B&M schools, but I don't have any data. The only DL school I can think of that lost its RA in the last 25 years was Beacon College. It closed.
I think there are others. For example, I seem to recall fairly recently a historically black college that did. They moved graduation up to accomodate folks who were in the process of graduating before they lost RA. North
If you look at the NCA list you will see many examples of accreditation being extended to accommodate students just about to graduate when accreditation was ended.
others There was a school in the 80s that offered doctorates in business and education that achieved candicacy for accreditation from the NCA in about one year. There candicacy was withdrawn later however and they closed after that. International Graduate School -was in St. Louis. Required only a short time on "campus". Lasalle Extension U. lost it's National Home Study accreditation (now DETC)in 1982 and went out of business.
Re: others Again, neither were RA. IGS lost their candidacy in 1986 and closed a year later. They were affiliated with World University (or Universities) in Puerto Rico. They didn't offer the Ph.D., but they offered the DBA and the EdD, IIRC. Spot on regarding LaSalle.
FYI to all those who don't know the story of two Beacons. The Beacon College mentioned here was "Campus Free College". They were Accrediated in Washington D.C. and had Adminstrative offices in Boston(where they were founded). I believe their existance on lasted until about 1984(I'm sure Rich has better data). Not to be confused with the current Beacon College of Florida (http://www.beaconcollege.edu/) which is a college for the learning disabled.
Bing, It is not a very common thing for regionally accredited schools to lose their accreditation, but it does happen. Compton College, a community college in California that has had difficulties for several years, has been notified by WASC that it will lose its accreditation.
Did US Open University ever achieve RA before they closed? They were at least a candidate, if I remember correctly. I know accreditation loss wasn't the reason they shut-down, but this thread reminded me of that situation.
United States Open University Announces It Will Close in June The United States Open University announced that it will cease operations at the end of spring semester after failing to accumulate enough students to defer its increasing debt. The distance learning institution, a branch of Great Britain's Open University, had formed significant partnerships with other U.S. institutions. It had signed with a number of community colleges around the nation to allow students to complete their bachelor's degrees after obtaining their associate degrees. United States Open University also partnered with the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and Indiana State University to provide distance learning portions of their master's degree in information systems and bachelor's degree in business administration, respectively. United States Open University Chancellor Richard S. Jarvis said enrollment was hampered by the school's lack of accreditation, though approval from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools was imminent. (Chronicle of Higher Education Online, 5 February 2002) I hope that answers your question Bruce
I've always been curious how one would go about finding schools in danger of probation or loss of accreditation, or those that are in financial difficulty. Any thoughts? -=Steve=-
Steve, Since most schools would not be eager to publicize such negative informaiton, your bet best would be to seek information from the accrediting agency. For instance, if you go to WASC's site and click on the link for the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (or go directly to http://www.accjc.org), you will find a link for "Most Recent Commission Actions". Among the information at that link is the following: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- At its meeting, June 8-10, 2005, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, took the following institutional actions: Accreditation Terminated on the Basis of a Show Cause Report and Visit. Compton Community College, accreditation terminated on August 19, 2005. Accreditation continues pending resolution of any review and appeal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At its meeting, June 8-10, 2005, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, took the following institutional actions: Reaffirmed Accreditation on the Basis of a Comprehensive Evaluation College of the Desert Cypress College Deep Springs College Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Fullerton College Merced College Victor Valley Placed on Warning on the Basis of a Comprehensive Evaluation West Hills College Coalinga Accepted Progress Report with Visit Folsom Lake College Imperial Valley College Santa Monica College Removed from Warning on the Basis of a Progress Report and Visit College of Micronesia-FSM Kapi’olani Community College Kauai Community College Leeward Community College Maui Community College Continued on Warning on the Basis of a Progress Report and Visit College of Marin Honolulu Community College Windward Community College Placed on Warning on the Basis of a Progress Report and Visit Hawaii Community College Removed from Probation on the Basis of a Progress Report and Visit Brooks College Accepted Progress Report Butte College Don Bosco Technical Institute Palomar College Sierra College Taft College Ventura College Progress Report Not Accepted Oxnard College Continued on Warning on the Basis of a Progress Report Evergreen Valley College San Jose City College Extended Show Cause on the Basis of a Progress Report and Visit College of the Marshall Islands Salvation Army Crestmont College Accreditation Terminated on the Basis of a Show Cause Report and Visit Compton Community College, accreditation terminated on August 19, 2005. Accreditation continues pending resolution of any review and appeal. Accepted System Report with Visit University of Hawai‛i Community College System Accepted Focused Midterm Report El Camino College Lassen College Los Medanos College Mendocino College Palos Verdes College San Joaquin Delta College Accepted Midterm Report Cerritos College Contra Costa College Diablo Valley College TransPacific Hawaii College Approved Substantive Changes Canada College: Medical Assisting program, transferred from the College of San Mateo Cosumnes River College: establish 1) On-Line Dietetic Technician Program, 2) On-Line Health Information Technology Certificate and Associate degree program Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: establish one baccalaureate degree program in Business Administration Guam Community College: add certificate of Practical Nursing program MTI College: establish a Paralegal Studies Certificate program National Polytechnic College of Engineering and Oceaneering: establish 1) Associate Degree program in Hyberbaric Medical Technology with an orthopedic option, 2) Associate Degree program in Respiratory Therapy Northern Marianas College: establish the Associate Degree program in Natural Resources Management San Joaquin Valley College: establish 1) Criminal Justice Administration On-Line Program, 2) Human Resources Administration On-Line Certificate and Associate Degree program, 3) Industrial Technology Certificate program, 4) Criminal Justice Corrections program at the Modesto campus, 5) Respiratory Therapy On-Line program, 6) new site in Sacramento, 7) Medical Office Administration program at Hanford extension, and the sites in Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield, and Rancho Cucamonga, 8) A.S. Degree completion program for the Hanford extension, and the sites in Fresno, Rancho Cucamonga, Visalia, Bakersfield, Modesto, Aviation, and Sacramento Santiago Canyon College: change location of the Continuing Education Division
One thing that seems like a sure sign is decreasing enrollment. I guess the Open University here would be one school like that. If they fail to get enough tuition paying students then they cannot meet their debt and are dead. If the school self reports this figure then they might overstate the numbers. But, the government might make them stay accurate on that due to student loans. I don't know. It might be one reason that these schoos are forging deals left and right with other schools. NCU with Embry, CSU with North Alabama(West Alabama?). This could possibly ensure their enrollments are up. I guess it did not work out with Open, though. I think NCU and Touro have a niche here, though. They are RA, on-line, and don't require GMAT and GRE it seems. As regular brick and mortars come closer to looking like Walden and Capella, how do these two schools keep their enrollments up? Their tuitions don't seem that much cheaper for sure. Will they have a future niche? Walden might be addressing it by the purchase of National. This includes a facet for them that the others don't seem to have. So far, it seems the Christian schools are taking the charge...with the likes of Liberty and Regent. They are offering up PhD's and EdD's now with about 21 days of residency for program completion. Maryland and Case did do something groundbreaking for a brick and mortar but they have an odd degree title with the DM(and Case costs a small fortune). Which most in business I talked with asked if a DM was some kind of certificate program like PMI.
Knoxville College, an historically black college also lost its accreditation, mainly due to financial mishandlings and that type of thing. They are offering a deeply discounted tuition to gain students right now.
