The Federal Government Cracks Down on Accreditors, Especially ACICS

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CHEA has revoked recognition of ACICS, I believe. There was a letter posted on the other forum. The Department of Education only controls access to financial. If ACICS is letting a large number of schools get away with fraudulent practices, then it is the responsibility of the government to stop giving tax dollars to its member schools. ACICS schools receive nearly $5 billion each year. It is up to individual employers and state governments whether or not they want to depend on recognition from the Department of Education and/or CHEA. The market controls how accreditation is viewed. The government is just the gatekeeper to public financial aid. There is one programmatic accreditor in school psychology that is neither recognized by the government nor CHEA, but the education sector is still accepting of it.