ACICS COUNCIL ACTIONS
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5, 2016
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In August 2016, the Council took actions that affected more than 300 campuses accredited by ACICS,
including 20 renewals of accreditation (new grants), based on the review of information generated during
136 in-person site visits during May, June, and July 2016. The actions that affect overall accreditation are
summarized in the table below and followed by the list of specific institutional actions:
ACTION TO APPROVE
INITIAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION ............................................................................... 5
3 years .................................................................................................... 5
RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION (NEW GRANT) ............................................................. 20
6 years .................................................................................................... 4
5 years .................................................................................................... 4
4 years .................................................................................................... 6
3 years .................................................................................................... 6
EXTENSION OF ACCREDITATION (FOR TEACH OUT) ............................... ....................... 1
ACTION TO DEFER UNTIL DECEMBER 2016
The Council has deferred action on the following campuses pending receipt of additional documentation
that has been requested from the campuses.
INITIAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION .......................................................................... 13
RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION (NEW GRANT) ........................................................... 15
ACTION TO ISSUE COMPLIANCE WARNING
The Council has determined that the following campuses are out of compliance, placed them on a
compliance warning, and required the campuses to provide documentation of their compliance with the
Accreditation Criteria.
RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION (NEW GRANT) ............................................................. 4
UNANNOUNCED VISIT/HEARING ..................................................................................... 4
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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ACTION TO ISSUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
The Council has directed the following institutions to show cause why their accreditation should not be
denied, withdrawn, or otherwise conditioned.
SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE – RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION ......................................... 3
SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE – UNANNOUNCED VISIT ......................................................... 1
FINANCIAL SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE ............................................................................. 3
ACTION TO CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE ............................................................................... 2
ACTION TO VACATE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
VACATE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE .................................................................................. 6
ACTION TO CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE AND TO ISSUE
PROBATION ORDER
CONTINUED SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE AND PROBATION ORDER - FINANCIAL .......... 14
ACTION TO DENY (APPEALABLE)
The Council has determined that the following campuses are seriously out of compliance and failed to
provide evidence to significantly resolve the areas of noncompliance.
INITIAL GRANT APPLICATION .......................................................................................... 1
RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION APPLICATION ................................................................ 3
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL
INITIAL GRANT APPLICATION ........................................................................................ 16
RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION APPLICATION ................................................................ 2
ACTION TO APPROVE
INITIAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION - Approved
Grant
Length
Grant
Expiration
Bethesda College of Health Sciences, Boynton
Beach, FL
3 year
2019
MC
GROOVE U, Columbus, OH
3 year
2019
00266235
MC
Merit University, Los Angeles, CA
3 year
2019
00254209
MC
Process Work Institute, Portland, OR
3 year
2019
00264110
MC
San Diego Global Knowledge University, San Diego,
CA
3 year
2019
Grant
Expiration
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00232604
MC
00270273
RENEWAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION - Approved
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
Grant
Length
00108494
BC
American National University, Canton, OH
3 year
2018
00010123
MC
Beckfield College, Florence, KY
6 year
2022
00114473
MC
Berks Technical Institute, Wyomissing, PA
3 year
2019
00010858
BC
Charter College, Anchorage, AK
4 year
2020
00068978
MC
Columbia College, Fairfax, VA
3 year
2019
00010106
MC
Cope Institute, Brooklyn, NY
3 year
2018
00010763
BC
Dorsey School of Business, Madison Heights, MI
6 year
2022
00011210
BC
Dorsey School of Business, Roseville, MI
6 year
2022
00042275
BC
Dorsey School of Business, Saginaw, Saginaw, MI
5 year
2021
00011102
MC
Dorsey School of Business, Southgate, MI
5 year
2021
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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RENEWAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION - Approved
Grant
Length
Grant
Expiration
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00026874
BC
Dorsey School of Business, Waterford/Pontiac,
Pontiac, MI
6 year
2022
00011322
BC
Dorsey School of Business, Wayne MI
5 year
2021
00036481
MC
Global Health College, Alexandria, VA
3 year
2018
00048971
BC
Hondros College, Independence, OH
4 year
2020
00045494
BC
McCann School of Business and Technology,
Monroe, LA
3 year
2019
00010399
MC
Metro Business College, Cape Girardeau, MO
4 year
2019
00010937
BC
Metro Business College, Rolla, MO
4 year
2019
00070534
MC
Pittsburgh Career Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
4 year
2020
00134983
MC
Radiological Technologies University VT, South
Bend, IN
5 year
2021
00048390
MC
Wright Graduate University for the Realization of
Human Potential, Elkhorn, WI
4 year
2020
EXTENSION OF GRANT OF ACCREDITATION - Approved
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00012392
MC
Tucson College, Tucson, AZ
Grant
Expiration
June 30, 2017
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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ACTION TO DEFER UNTIL DECEMBER 2016
INITIAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION – Deferred
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00259653
MC
Larkin School of Nursing, LLC, South Miami, FL
00230247
MC
South Baylo University, Anaheim, CA
00236409
BC
South Baylo University – Virginia, Annandale, VA
00263809
MC
The Puerto Rico School of Nurse Anesthetists, San Juan, PR
00271557
BC
UEI College, Anaheim, CA
00271555
BC
UEI College, Chula Vista, CA
00271554
BC
UEI College, El Monte, CA
00271550
BC
UEI College, Encino, CA
00270683
MC
UEI College, Huntington Park, CA
00271553
BC
UEI College, Ontario, CA
00271552
BC
UEI College, San Marcos, CA
00271551
BC
UEI College, Stockton, CA
00271549
BC
United Education Institute, Morrow, GA
RENEWAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION – Deferred
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00109005
MC
American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tuzla, Bosnia and
Herzegovina
00024280
BC
Beckfield College, Springdale, OH
00255818
BC
Branford Hall Career Institute, Woodland Park, NJ
00255244
BC
Cambria-Rowe Business College, School of Technology, Johnstown, PA
00016100
BC
Everest College, Chesapeake, VA
00011314
MC
Everest College, Newport News, VA
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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RENEWAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION – Deferred
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00249348
BC
Florida Technical College, Cutler Bay, FL
00059982
MC
Manhattan Institute of Management, New York, NY
00012511
MC
Manhattan School of Computer Technology, Brooklyn, NY
00045500
BC
McCann School of Business and Technology, Shreveport, LA
00171290
MC
Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Copenhagen K, Denmark
00010096
MC
Pinnacle Career Institute, Lawrence, KS
00053102
MC
Provo College, Provo, UT
00010552
MC
Stevens – The Institute of Business and Arts, Saint Louis, MO
00170656
BC
Trillium College Kingston, Kingston, Canada
ACTION TO ISSUE COMPLIANCE WARNING
RENEWAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION – COMPLIANCE WARNING
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00010341
BC
Metro Business College, Jefferson City, MO
00023525
BC
National College, Bartlett, TN
00022603
BC
National College, Memphis, TN
00010791
MC
Spanish-American Institute, New York, NY
UNANNOUNCED VISIT/HEARING– COMPLIANCE WARNING
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00027446
MC
Broadview University-West Jordan, West Jordan, UT
00020239
BC
Brown Mackie College – Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
00015527
MC
Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont, CA
00238610
BC
UEI College, Phoenix, AZ
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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ACTION TO ISSUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE – RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION+
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00023814
MC
Living Arts College @ School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, NC
00011220
MC
Mountain State College, Parkersburg, WV
00024422
MC
SOLEX College, Wheeling, IL
+Action issued to institution (includes the main campus and all branches).
SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE – UNANNOUNCED VISIT+
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00050228
MC
American College of Commerce and Technology, Falls Church, VA
+Action issued to institution (includes the main campus and all branches).
FINANCIAL SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE+
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00015728
MC
Bristol University, Anaheim, CA
00021231
MC
Medtech College, Indianapolis, IN
00033239
MC
Radians College, Washington, DC
+Action issued to institution (includes the main campus and all branches).
ACTION TO CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE – HEARING+
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00016040
MC
ITT Technical Institute, Indianapolis, IN
00016074
MC
ITT Technical Institute, Spokane Valley, WA
+Action issued to institution (includes the main campus and all branches).
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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ACTION TO VACATE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE+
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00114473
MC
Berks Technical Institute, Wyomissing, PA
00011194
MC
McCann School of Business & Technology, Pottsville, PA
00010911
MC
Miller-Motte Technical College, Clarksville, TN
00010317
MC
Miller-Motte Technical College, Lynchburg, VA
00070534
MC
Pittsburgh Career Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
00012392
MC
Tucson College, Tucson, AZ
+Action issued to institution (includes the main campus and all branches).
ACTION TO CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE AND TO ISSUE
PROBATION ORDER
PROBATION ORDER – FINANCIAL+
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00016231
MC
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL
00016235
MC
Art Institute of New York City, New York, NY
00016228
MC
Art Institute of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
00016100
MC
Everest College, Chesapeake, VA
00010219
MC
Everest College, Colorado Springs, Co
00010417
MC
Everest College, Everett, WA
00011333
MC
Everest College, Henderson, NV
00010678
MC
Everest College, Portland, OR
00010748
MC
Everest College, Springfield, MO
00011101
MC
Everest College, Thornton, CO
00147010
MC
Everest College, Woodbridge, VA
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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PROBATION ORDER – FINANCIAL+
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00011334
MC
Everest University – Tampa, Tampa, FL
00032159
MC
The Art Institute of York-Pennsylvania, York, PA
00010751
MC
The Art Institutes International Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
+Action issued to institution (includes the main campus and all branches).
ACTION TO DENY (APPEALABLE)
INITIAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION - DENIAL
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00248377
MC
CENSA Miami Institute, Hialeah Gardens, FL
RENEWAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION – DENIAL
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00011225
MC
DuBois Business College, DuBois, PA
00012824
BC
DuBois Business College, Huntingdon, PA
00012819
BC
DuBois Business College, Oil City, PA
VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL
Since the previous Council meeting in April 2016, the following 16 campuses have voluntarily withdrawn
their applications for initial accreditation:
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00267669
MC
California College San Diego, San Diego, CA
00268360
BC
California College San Diego, San Marcos, CA
00267658
MC
CollegeAmerica, Flagstaff, AZ
00268199
BC
CollegeAmerica, Phoenix, AZ
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00246208
BC
Emiraza College, Fort Pierce, FL
00268409
BC
Independence University, Salt Lake City, UT
00247906
MC
International Institute for Health Care Professionals, Boca Raton, FL
00227723
MC
SABER College, Miami, FL
00271826
BC
Stevens-Henager College – Nampa, Nampa, ID
00268176
BC
Stevens-Henager College, Boise, ID
00268193
BC
Stevens-Henager College, Idaho Falls, ID
00268142
BC
Stevens-Henager College, Logan, UT
00268152
BC
Stevens-Henager College, Murray, UT
00268152
BC
Stevens-Henager College, Orem, UT
00268162
BC
Stevens-Henager College, St. George, UT
00268575
MC
Stevens-Henager College, West Haven, UT
Also during this period, the following two institutions have voluntarily withdrawn from accreditation by
ACICS:
VOLUNTARILY WITHDRAWN FROM ACCREDITATION
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00073857
MC
Bay Area College of Nursing, Palo Alto, CA
00023385
MC
Michigan Jewish Institute – The Shul, West Bloomfield, MI
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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EFFECTIVE MAY - AUGUST, 2016
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A summary of the Council decisions taken between May and August, 2016, to expand
institutions’ scope of accreditation as the result of a new branch campus, program of study,
higher credential level, delivery method, or change in mission or objectives are:
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TO APPROVE
NEW BRANCH CAMPUS ..................................................................................................... 2
PROGRAM OF STUDY – OUT-OF-SCOPE ........................................................................... 6
PROGRAM OF STUDY – HIGHER CREDENTIAL .............................................................. 10
DELIVERY METHOD – DISTANCE EDUCATION ............................................................... 2
CHANGE IN MISSION OR OBJECTIVES .............................................................................. 2
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TO DENY
NEW LEARNING SITE......................................................................................................... 1
PROGRAM OF STUDY – HIGHER CREDENTIAL ................................................................ 1
Details of the decisions are as follows:
ACTION TO APPROVE
NEW BRANCH CAMPUS
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00275317
BC
Peloton College, Arlington, TX
00276791
BC
Southern States University – Las Vegas, NV, Las Vegas, NV
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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PROGRAMS OF STUDY – SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE – OUT-OF-SCOPE
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00010662
MC
Ohio Business College, Sheffield
Village, OH
Program of Study
(credential in parentheses)
Truck Driver Training GTIII (diploma)
Truck Driver Training GTIIIB (diploma)
00028284
MC
SAE Institute of Technology, Los
Angeles, CA
Music Business (academic associate’s)
00108398
BC
Music Business (academic associate’s)
00011980
MC
SAE Institute of Technology, San
Francisco, CA
Stautzenberger College, Maumee,
OH
00022120
BC
Stautzenberger College,
Brecksville, OH
Nutrition and Wellness (diploma)
Nutrition and Wellness (diploma)
PROGRAMS OF STUDY – SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE – HIGHER CREDENTIAL
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00020356
MC
00028284
MC
Cambridge Junior College, Yuba
City, CA
SAE Institute of Technology, Los
Angeles, CA
BC
SAE Institute of Technology – San
Francisco, Emeryville, CA
00010251
BC
Daymar College, Nashville, TN
00011305
BC
Daymar College, Bowling Green,
KY
00020977
BC
Daymar College, Murfreesboro,
TN
00011217
MC
Daymar College, Clarksville, TN
00016303
MC
MDT College of Health Sciences
00108398
Program of Study
(credential in parentheses)
Nursing (bachelor’s)
Music Business (academic associate’s)
Audio Technology (academic associate’s)
Music Business (academic associate’s)
Audio Technology (academic associate’s)
Health Care Management (master’s)
Health Care Management (master’s)
Health Care Management (master’s)
Health Care Management (master’s)
RN to BSN ((bachelor’s)
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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DELIVERY METHOD – DISTANCE EDUCATION
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00010560
MC
00010825
MC
Sierra Valley College of Court
Reporting, Fresno, CA
Laurel Business Institute,
Uniontown, PA
Level Approved
50 percent or more of one or more courses
or programs
Less than 50 percent of one or more
courses or programs
CHANGE IN MISSION OR OBJECTIVES
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00024852
MC
Peloton College, Dallas, TX
00010622
MC
Ohio Business College, Sheffield Village, OH
ACTION TO DENY
NEW LEARNING SITE
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00020978
BC
American Educational College, Vega Alta, PR
PROGRAM OF STUDY – HIGHER CREDENTIAL
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00060614
MC
Unilatina International College, Miramar, FL
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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