On December 23, 2011, President Obama signed H.R. 2055, the “Consolidated
Appropriations Act”, into law (Click here to view the entire statute). In so doing, Congress and the President approved a provision that will deny access to all Federal student financial aid to individuals without a high school diploma, a GED or without equivalent homeschooling after June 30, 2012. This effectively eliminates Title IV student loan and grant eligibility for all ATB students after this date.

Read more information on this new Act:

Dear Colleague letter: January 18, 2012

Wonderlic: Changes to the Ability to Benefit (ATB) testing program

ACCET requires all institutions to complete their annual report (Document 12.b) on our new AMS database system. For help in filling out this form online. Please view our online tutorial

ACCET offers a quarterly Financial Aid newsletter as a service to our institutions who are eligible for or are applying for Title IV funding. This issue covers gainful employment, notes from the FSA conference, and federal limits on program lengths.

ACCET Financial Aid Newsletter – December 2011 (PDF)

Review the following documents up for review at the April 2012 Commission meeting. Institutions can review documents and make comments on our Call for Comment Survey – April 2012:

Documents for Review in April 2012

• Document 3.IEP – Intensive English Programs (IEP) Template
• Document 11 – Policies and Practices of the Accrediting Commission
• Document 18.IEP – Satisfactory Progress Policy
• Document 35 – Policy on Attendance Requirements
• Document 36 – Leave of Absence Policy

ACCET offers a quarterly Financial Aid newsletter as a service to our institutions who are eligible for or are applying for Title IV funding.

ACCET Financial Aid Newsletter – September 2011 (PDF)

On August 1, 2011, the Nominating Committee conducted its review of two candidates for the two full-term Institutional Commissioner positions that will become open following the Annual Business Meeting this fall. Following its review of resumes for Mr. Res Helfer and Ms. Peggy Tiderman, in conjunction with subsequent interviews with each of the candidates via teleconference, the Nominating Committee recommends both of them to the membership for election at the ACCET Business Meeting on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, the opening day of the annual conference at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson, Arizona.

Member institutions of ACCET may submit additional nominations provided that such submission has the written support of ten percent (23) of the current ACCET accredited member (main campus) institutions. All such nominations and the required written support must be received in the ACCET office at 1722 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, no later than September 21, 2011. If there are additional nominees, a written notification of the entire, amended slate will be emailed to each accredited member institution by September 26, 2011.

Download and complete the Proxy/Ballot form. The form can be forwarded to the ACCET office in hard copy or electronically. We sincerely hope that you will be in attendance at the upcoming Annual Conference, including the Business Meeting, so as to be actively attuned to and engaged in this important process for ensuring the continuation of sound leadership at the foundation of our partnership for quality. At a time when much of the proprietary sector is under heightened scrutiny in both the media and various governmental agencies, that leadership is central to our continued recognition as a valid and reliable authority in the important role we serve together through accreditation.

FROM:
ACCET Nominating Committee
David Wilson, Chair, Commission
Steven Johnson, Vice Chair Commission
Elizabeth Schaefer, Past Chair, Commission
Michael Crom, Member Institution, Dale Carnegie & Associates
Patrice Dionot, Member Institution, L’Academie de Cuisine
Roger J. Williams, Executive Director (ex-officio)

An Inside the Higher Ed study of impact of need-based financial aid finds that extra grants helped the students least likely to succeed, but did little to boost overall academic progress.

Two students, both eligible for Pell Grants for the needy, are randomly chosen to receive extra need-based aid as they start as first-time, full-time freshmen. One is considered very likely to complete a four-year degree; the other, an at-risk student, is a likely dropout. Whom does the grant help more?

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