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The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges recently renewed the school’s accreditation in 2023 for a five-year period.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Accrediting societies followed suit with a sternly worded email to members warning that peddling misinformation could put their board certifications at risk.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2022

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools “exists mainly because it was saved by the Education Department in 2018.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2020

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools was appealing a previous decision to revoke its oversight of hundreds of for-profit colleges.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2016

ITT, based in Carmel, Ind., must also inform its students that its accreditor, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, has determined that the institution is not in compliance with its criteria.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2016