So in all of the hullabaloo about UoP being in trouble with the HLC, I didn't even realize that WIU (Western International University, which is ALSO owned by Apollo Group) is ALSO in trouble with the HLC. How did I miss that?? StreetInsider.com - Apollo Group (APOL) Discloses HLC Said University of Phoenix Not in Compliance, Recommends Probation Accreditation threatened at Apollo Group's University of Phoenix, Western International University - Phoenix Business Journal "Western International University Accreditation Reaffirmation Draft Report On February 22, 2013, Western International University (“WIU”), our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, received from HLC its draft report regarding the ongoing accreditation reaffirmation review of WIU. In the draft report, the review team made a finding that WIU is not in compliance with three of the Criteria for Accreditation, including governance, and therefore recommended that HLC place WIU on Probation status. As in the case of University of Phoenix, the draft report concluded that WIU does not have sufficient autonomy relative to its parent corporation and controlling shareholder. In addition, the draft review report makes a finding that WIU is not in compliance with requirements relating to WIU’s institutional financial stability and student learning assessment. HLC Probation Probation is a publicly disclosed sanction for noncompliance by HLC. Probation status means that HLC has found conditions that make the institution no longer in compliance with one or more of its Criteria for Accreditation. An institution that is placed on Probation remains in that status for up to two years, although the HLC Board of Trustees may set a shorter time and may include conditions for interim reports on select topics. Prior to the end of the period of Probation, the institution must participate in another comprehensive evaluation visit. The purpose of the evaluation is two-fold: first, to assess whether the specific conditions that led to the Probation status has been ameliorated; and second, to establish that the institution remains in compliance with all other requirements of the Criteria for Accreditation. During this visit, and with regard to the conditions that led to Probation, the institution must present clear evidence of its amelioration of such conditions."
