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College accreditation is a very important element in maintaining and assuring quality of education. Stories like the following are troublesome indeed, especially as our institution is also accredited by HLC.

New Scrutiny for College Accreditation Groups - WSJ.com: "Groups that accredit colleges and universities are facing new scrutiny after the U.S. Department of Education's inspector general urged department officials to curtail the authority of the nation's largest regional oversight group.

The inspector general's office found that the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools granted accreditation to a for-profit university despite what investigators considered the school's questionable practices in awarding credit hours to students.

The inspector general urged federal officials, in a final report released May 24, to 'limit, suspend or terminate' the HLC's accrediting power."