The Institutes - Ethics 312: Missing Acclaim badge question answered

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Obviously, you've never dealt with a school that went out of business!  This DOES happen, and then years later you're trying to get transcripts from a school that no longer exists, which can be a pain if not impossible.

I have - part of the accreditation process usually involves detailing the plan for student records should the school go out of business. Which is one of the reasons why accreditation is so important.

I may not be *quite* as old as you to have experienced the days before contingency plans were expected, but for reputable schools which go out of business, nowadays students can be fairly confident that their records will remain accessible.