Eastern Gateway Community College to withdraw from accreditation process

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Trustees at Eastern Gateway Community College voted last week to withdraw the financially distressed Ohio college from the accreditation process, signaling its likely closure. Eastern Gateway does not have the funding or capacity to continue … Read more

How North Idaho College’s accreditation fell under threat

Listen to the article 9 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Nick Swayne is the president of North Idaho College. He’s been president of the Coeur d’Alene community college since March 2023 — or, depending on your perspective, since August 2022.  That discrepancy is because Swayne was placed … Read more

Education Department unveils policy proposals for accreditation, state authorization

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Education unveiled several regulatory proposals Tuesday around accreditation, distance education and state authorization ahead of policy negotiations next week.  The proposals are in part intended to ensure that accreditors and state authorizing agencies … Read more

Policymakers must strengthen — not dismantle — the college accreditation system

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Madison Weiss is a higher education policy analyst for the Center for American Progress. Prior to joining CAP, she served as the senior policy associate on federal accountability at The Institute for College Access & Success. Some … Read more