A federal advisory panel recommended on Thursday that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges continue its status as a gatekeeper of federal student aid for 18 months. If approved, the recommendation would also allow the commission to accredit some baccalaureate degrees at two-year colleges.
The recommendation, by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, marks a new milestone in the long-running saga of the accreditor, which oversees community colleges in California, Hawaii, and several U.S. territories. A senior Education Department official must approve the recommendation for it to take effect.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Federal-Panel-Gives/239307
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