Government severs ties with for-profit colleges accreditor

Hundreds of for-profit colleges could close, leaving up to 600,000 students scrambling to find other schools, after the Education Department withdrew recognition of the nation's largest accreditor of for-profit schools. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools said it would appeal Thursday's decision to Education Secretary John B. King Jr. In a statement, ACICS Interim President Roger Williams said the council would "continue diligent efforts to renew and strengthen its policies and practices" to meet the department's criteria for accreditors.
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