ACICS COUNCIL ACTIONS
EFFECTIVE APRIL 8, 2016
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In April 2016, the Council took actions that affected more than 400 campuses accredited by ACICS,
including 54 renewals of accreditation (new grants), based on the review of information generated during
162 in-person site visits during January and February 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 ............................................................................... 6
4 years .................................................................................................... 1
3 years .................................................................................................... 5
RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION (NEW GRANT) ............................................................. 39
6 years .................................................................................................... 7
5 years .................................................................................................. 16
4 years .................................................................................................. 10
3 years .................................................................................................... 6
BRANCH CAMPUS ACCREDITATION ................................................................................. 2
5 years .................................................................................................... 1
3 years .................................................................................................... 1
ACTION TO DEFER UNTIL AUGUST 2016
The Council has deferred action on the following applications pending receipt of additional
documentation that has been requested from the institutions.
INITIAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION .......................................................................... 16
RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION (NEW GRANT) ............................................................. 8
ACTION TO ISSUE COMPLIANCE WARNING
RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION (NEW GRANT) ............................................................. 7
INTERIM REVIEW .............................................................................................................. 1
ACTION TO ISSUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
INTERIM REVIEW – SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE ................................................................ 2
FINANCIAL SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE ........................................................................... 19
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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ACTION TO CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE ............................................................................... 1
CONTINUE FINANCIAL SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE .......................................................... 2
ACTION TO VACATE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
VACATE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE .................................................................................. 9
ACTION TO ISSUE PROBATION ORDER
PROBATION ORDER FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REVIEW ......................................... 8
ACTION TO WITHDRAW ACCREDITATION BY SUSPENSION
WITHDRAW BY SUSPENSION ........................................................................................... 4
Please note that all grants of accreditation expire on December 31 of the indicated year unless otherwise
noted.
ACTION TO APPROVE
INITIAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION - Approved
Grant
Length
Grant
Expiration
American Institute of Medical Sciences and
Education, Piscataway, NJ
3 year
2019
MC
Center For Advanced Legal Studies, Houston, TX
4 year
2020
00238527
MC
Houstons Training and Education Center, Houston,
TX
3 year
2019
00250872
MC
Life Line Med Training, Miami, FL
3 year
2019
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00262931
MC
00262627
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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00257970
MC
Suncoast College of Health, Bradenton, FL
3 year
2019
00048193
MC
Virginia University of Oriental Medicine, Fairfax,
VA
3 year
2019
Grant
Length
5 year
4 year
5 year
5 year
5 year
4 year
3 year
Grant
Expiration
2020
2019
2020
2020
2020
2019
2018
5 year
2021
4 year
3 year
3 year
2019
2018
2018
3 year
4 year
5 year
6 year
2018
2019
2020
2022
RENEWAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION - Approved
ACICS ID
00022769
00011121
00021196
00010422
00011138
00060173
00023888
Class *
BC
BC
BC
BC
BC
MC
MC
00024539
MC
00010509
00010874
00040343
MC
MC
BC
00040346
00011153
00042557
00044818
MC
MC
MC
MC
Name, City, State
American Institute, Clifton, NJ
American National University, Harrisonburg, VA
American National University, Kettering, OH
American National University, Martinsville, VA
American National University, Princeton, WV
Bay Area Medical Academy, San Francisco, CA
Bergin University of Canine Studies, Rohnert Park,
CA
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing,
Richmond, VA
Bradford School, Pittsburgh, PA
Career Point College, San Antonio, TX
Charter College - Canyon Country, Canyon Country,
CA
Charter College - Lancaster Campus, Lancaster, CA
Consolidated School of Business, Lancaster, PA
Eastwick College, Nutley, NJ
Felbry College - School of Nursing, Columbus, OH
00039183
MC
Herguan University, Sunnyvale, CA
5 year
2021
00012815
BC
Hondros College, Fairborn, OH
5 year
2021
00024783
BC
Hondros College, West Chester, OH
5 year
2021
00010429
MC
Hondros College, Westerville, OH
6 year
2022
00024275
MC
Learnet Academy, Los Angeles, CA
6 year
2022
00010215
BC
Long Island Business Institute, Commack, NY
5 year
2021
00019325
MC
Long Island Business Institute, Flushing, NY
4 year
2020
00023097
BC
National College, Madison, TN
5 year
2021
00010683
MC
National College, Nashville, TN
5 year
2021
00024651
BC
Ohio Business College, Hilliard, OH
4 year
2019
*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
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
Grant
Length
Grant
Expiration
00011181
BC
Ohio Business College, Sandusky, OH
5 year
2020
00010662
MC
Ohio Business College, Sheffield Village, OH
5 year
2020
00011332
MC
Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute,
Binghamton, NY
3 year
2018
00010730
MC
Santa Barbara Business College, Bakersfield, CA
6 year
2022
00023802
BC
Santa Barbara Business College, Rancho Mirage, CA
5 year
2021
00010731
MC
Santa Barbara Business College, Santa Maria, CA
6 year
2022
00010360
BC
Santa Barbara Business College, Santa Barbara, CA
6 year
2022
00020699
MC
Santa Barbara Business College, Ventura, CA
6 year
2022
00024027
BC
Santa Barbara Business College - Online, Ventura,
CA
5 year
2021
00018863
BC
Southern Technical College, Tampa, FL
4 year
2019
00103319
MC
Texas Health and Science University, Austin, TX
4 year
2019
00243171
BC
Texas Health and Science University- San Antonio,
San Antonio, TX
4 year
2020
00060614
MC
Unilatina International College, Miramar, FL
4 year
2020
00023099
MC
Virginia International University, Fairfax, VA
3 year
2018
BRANCH CAMPUS (Previously referred to as an Additional Location) - Approved
Grant
Length
Grant
Expiration
California Miramar University-Kenya, Nairobi,
Kenya (Main Campus – California Miramar
University, San Diego, CA – 00024921)
3 year
2019
Stratford University - Alexandria Campus,
Alexandria, VA (Main Campus – Stratford
University, Falls Church, VA –00019411)
5 year
2020
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State (main campus in parentheses)
00149159
BC
00239628
BC
*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 AUGUST 2016
INITIAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION – Deferred
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
College America, Flagstaff, AZ
00268199
BC
College America, Phoenix, AZ
00268409
BC
Independence University, Salt Lake City, UT
00259653
MC
Larkin School of Nursing, LLC, South Miami, FL
00254209
MC
Process Work Institute, Portland, OR
00227723
MC
SABER College, Miami, FL
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
00271826
BC
Stevens-Henager College - Nampa, Nampa, ID
00268155
BC
Stevens-Henager College, Orem, UT
00268162
BC
Stevens-Henager College, St George, UT
00268575
MC
Stevens-Henager College, West Haven, UT
RENEWAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION – Deferred
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00073857
MC
Bay Area College of Nursing, Palo Alto, CA
00068978
MC
Columbia College, Fairfax, VA
00016100
BC
Everest College, Chesapeake, VA
00011314
MC
Everest College, Newport News, VA
00048971
BC
Hondros College, Independence, OH
00023525
BC
National College, Bartlett, TN
*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
00022603
BC
National College, Memphis, TN
00012392
MC
Tucson College, Tucson, AZ
ACTION TO ISSUE COMPLIANCE WARNING
RENEWAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION – COMPLIANCE WARNING
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00108494
BC
American National University, Canton, OH
00010106
MC
Cope Institute, Brooklyn, NY
00036481
MC
Global Health College, Alexandria, VA
00010399
MC
Metro Business College, Cape Girardeau, MO
00010341
BC
Metro Business College, Jefferson City, MO
00010937
BC
Metro Business College, Rolla, MO
00011220
MC
Mountain State College, Parkersburg, WV
INTERIM REVIEW – COMPLIANCE WARNING
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00023501
MC
Laurus College, San Luis Obispo, CA
ACTION TO ISSUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
INTERIM REVIEW – SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE+
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00016040
MC
ITT Technical Institute, Indianapolis, IN
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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INTERIM REVIEW – SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE+
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00016074
MC
ITT Technical Institute, Spokane Valley, WA
+Action issued to institution (includes the main campus and all branches).
FINANCIAL SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE+
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
The Art Institute of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
00032159
MC
The Art Institute of York – Pennsylvania, York, PA
00010751
MC
The Art Institutes International Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
00114473
MC
Berks Technical Institute, Wyomissing, PA
00010564
MC
Everest College, Bremerton, WA
00010219
MC
Everest College, Colorado Springs, CO
00011333
MC
Everest College, Henderson, NV
00011314
MC
Everest College, Newport News, VA
00010678
MC
Everest College, Portland, OR
00024720
MC
Everest College – Seattle, Seattle, WA
00010748
MC
Everest College, Springfield, MO
00011101
MC
Everest College, Thornton, CO
00010679
MC
Everest University - North Orlando, Orlando, FL
00011194
MC
McCann School of Business and Technology, Pottsville, PA
00010911
MC
Miller-Motte Technical College, Clarksville, TN
00010317
MC
Miller-Motte Technical College, Lynchburg, VA
00012392
MC
Tucson College, Tucson, AZ
+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 CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
CONTINUE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00023385
MC
Michigan Jewish Institute - The Shul, West Bloomfield, MI
CONTINUE FINANCIAL SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00027446
MC
Broadview University – West Jordan, West Jordan, UT
00070534
MC
Pittsburgh Career Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
ACTION TO VACATE SHOW-CAUSE DIRECTIVE
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00020292
MC
California International Business University, San Diego, CA
00010934
MC
Fortis Institute, Erie, PA
00023927
BC
Fortis Institute, Birmingham, AL
00023520
BC
Fortis College, Landover, MD
00016005
MC
Fortis College, Orange Park, FL
00010770
MC
Fortis College, Norfolk, VA
00011124
BC
Fortis College, Richmond, VA
00010414
BC
Fortis College, Ravenna, OH
00011096
MC
Taylor Business Institute, Chicago, IL
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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ACTION TO ISSUE PROBATION ORDER
PROBATION ORDER FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REVIEW
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00022683
BC
Dewey University – Arroyo, Arroyo, PR
00015637
BC
Dewey University – Carolina, Carolina, PR
00024257
BC
Dewey University – Hatillo, Hatillo, PR
00021863
BC
Dewey University – Juana Diaz, Juana Diaz, PR
00024810
BC
Dewey University – Manati, Manati, PR
00010101
BC
Everest University – Brandon, Tampa, FL
00010126
BC
Everest University - Pompano Beach, Pompano Beach, FL
00010604
BC
Everest University - South Orlando, Orlando, FL
ACTION TO WITHDRAW ACCREDITATION BY SUSPENSION
WITHDRAW ACCREDITATION BY SUSPENSION
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, City, State
00023493
MC
Computer Systems Institute, Gurnee, IL
00023489
BC
Computer Systems Institute, Chicago, IL
00039798
BC
Computer Systems Institute, Elgin, IL
00022181
BC
Computer Systems Institute, Skokie, IL
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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ACICS COUNCIL ACTIONS
EFFECTIVE JANUARY - APRIL, 2016
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A summary of the Council decisions taken between January and April, 2016, to reinstate
accreditation following a change in ownership and to expand institutions’ scope of accreditation
as the result of a new learning site, program of study, or higher credential level are:
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TO APPROVE
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP/CONTROL – REINSTATEMENT OF ACCREDITATION .............. 3
NEW LEARNING SITE......................................................................................................... 1
PROGRAM OF STUDY – OUT-OF-SCOPE ........................................................................... 5
PROGRAM OF STUDY – HIGHER CREDENTIAL ................................................................ 4
Details of the decisions are as follows:
ACTION TO APPROVE
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP/CONTROL – REINSTATEMENT OF ACCREDITATION
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00225377
MC
California Institute of Advanced Management, El Monte, CA
00027075
MC
Redstone College, Broomfield, CO
00168008
BC
Redstone College-Denver East, Denver, CO
NEW LEARNING SITE – OFFERING 50% OR MORE OF A PROGRAM
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00276605
LS
DePaul Evangelization Center, Montebello, CA (Oversight Campus –
California Miramar University, San Diego, CA –00024921)
*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
Program of Study
(credential in parentheses)
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00022465
MC
Jose Maria Vargas University,
Pembroke Pines, FL
English as a Second Language (diploma)
00262833
BC
Welding (diploma)
00048177
MC
Rockford Career College,
Rockford, IL
San Ignacio College, Doral, FL
00019670
BC
Virginia College, Mobile, AL
Electrical Technician (diploma)
00043594
BC
Virginia College, Richmond, VA
Electrical Technician (diploma)
English as a Second Language (diploma)
PROGRAMS OF STUDY – SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE – HIGHER CREDENTIAL
ACICS ID
Class *
Name, Address
00073849
EMSTA College, Santee, CA
00044818
MC
MC
00253255
MC
Louisiana Culinary Institute –
Baton Rouge, LA
00060614
MC
Unilatina International College,
Miramar, FL
Felbry College – School of
Nursing, Columbus, OH
Program of Study
(credential in parentheses)
Paramedic (occupational associate’s)
Nursing (academic associate’s)
Culinary Arts with concentration in
Advanced Baking and Pastry, and
Advanced Culinary Arts (bachelor’s)
Master of Business Administration
(master’s)
*Class Legend:
MC = Main Campus / BC = Branch Campus (previously additional location) / LS = Learning Site (previously campus addition)
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