College Loses Accreditation

November 15, 2022

HEADLINES

ASA College Stripped of Accreditation (Inside Higher Ed, November 14, 2022) "The Middle States Commission on Higher Education on November 11 withdrew accreditation from ASA College, a for-profit institution beset by an array of financial, governance and other problems."

Accreditor Asks Cabrini for More Information On Its Cuts to Senior Academic Leadership Positions (The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 3, 2022) "The body that accredits Cabrini University has decided to examine the school’s planned cuts of senior academic leadership positions, including that of the provost, to help stem a mounting deficit."

Time to Rethink University Accreditation (The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, November 4, 2022) "Like so many other things that are widely thought to be true, the belief that accreditation is a guarantee of educational quality is mistaken."

Elizabethtown College's Online Professional Nursing Program Receives National Accreditation (Lancaster Online, November 3, 2022) "One of Elizabethtown College’s newest online professional programs, the registered nurse to Bachelor of Science program, has received national accreditation. The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education accredited the classes, which were launched in the fall of 2020 to address a nationwide nursing shortage."

Proponents of Competency-Based Education Push to Spur Adoption – Amid Challenges (EdSurge, October 27, 2022) “ The new report by the Competency-Based Education Network devotes a section to the importance of quality assurance in the creation of competency-based programs, and urges accreditors to develop standards that understand the unique features of these programs.”

Montclair State to Acquire Bloomfield College Next Summer (Higher Ed Dive, October 27, 2022) “Plans call for Bloomfield to stop operating independently and become known as Bloomfield College of Montclair State University after the current 2022-23 academic year. The acquisition is slated to close by June 30, provided it receives approval from accreditors, regulators and state lawmakers.”