The Associated Press is reporting that the State of West Virginia is seeking expanded authority over private and for-profit colleges,
The need for expanded regulation by state governments is increasingly seen as a needed response to rampant problems in for-profit and private school education.
West Virginia's Higher Education Policy Commission reportedly has approved a rule that would require information from every state private college on student retention rates, transfers, licensure pass rates and loan default results. The new rule must be approved by the state Legislature.
The new rule would expand the authority of the commission, which currently only monitors 12 public and private colleges and universities.
This effort to expand oversight in West Virginia comes in the wake of the Higher Learning Commission acting to revoke Beckley-based Mountain State University's accreditation in June 2012.
Paul Hill, the chancellor of the state Commission seeking the new authority, told the Associated Press, "Some think we're over-regulating. But with the unfortunate situation we've seen with Mountain State University, we see what can happen without oversight."
Two federal class actions against Mountain State University have been commenced following the accrediting agency's action to revoke the school's accreditation. For additional information on the these lawsuits, go to www.mountainstatelawsuits.com or send an e-mail to mountainstate@googasian.com.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment