Winter IPEDS

Winter IPEDS due February 8, 2012. This includes the human resources and financial aid surveys. Email us at info@eduexchange.org if you have questions.

Judge Sides With For-Profit Colleges in Challenge to ‘State Authorization’ Rule

July 12, 2011

Judge Sides With For-Profit Colleges in Challenge to ‘State Authorization’ Rule

By Kelly Field

Washington

A U.S. District Court judge has struck down a portion of the Education Department’s controversial “state authorization” rule but upheld a pair of rules barring deception in college recruiting and commissions for college recruiters.

In an opinion issued Tuesday, Judge Rosemary M. Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia tossed out a requirement that colleges offering online programs to students in other states had to seek approval from each of those states. Colleges had not been given adequate time to review the rule and comment on it, Judge Collyer wrote.

Her decision was cheered by the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, whichsued the department in January over the state-authorization requirement, and over the department’s “misrepresentation” and “incentive compensation” rules. In a statement issued Tuesday evening, the group called the ruling “a major victory for innovation in higher education and an important answer to the department’s obvious overreach in this area.”

The association expressed disappointment with the judge’s decisions upholding the other rules, however, and said it was considering an appeal.

Justin Hamilton, a spokesman for the Education Department, said the department was “happy that the court fundamentally upheld the three regulations challenged by APSCU.”

He added that the department was “still reviewing the opinion and considering our options on the one portion of our state-authorization regulation that the court did not affirm.”

The state-authorization rule had been opposed not only by for-profit colleges, but by college lobbyists across all sectors of higher education. Colleges had cited the cost of seeking authorization in every state where they enrolled students as a prohibitive factor, and Republicans in Congress had begun work on legislation to repeal the rule.

Source: http://chronicle.com/article/Judge-Sides-With-For-Profit/128206/

Net Price Calculator

Institutions are required to publish a Net Price Calculator on their website if they participate in Title IV federal student aid programs.  The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) requires institutions to publish a Net Price Calculator by October 29, 2011.  A template Net Price Calculator is available online from IPEDS at: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/resource/net_price_calculator.asp.

Fourth of July

We hope you take time today to honor our country and the brave individuals that have fought for our freedom on this Fourth of July holiday.  To learn more
about the Fourth of July visit the websites below.

• US.Gov
• History.com
• A Capitol Fourth

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Program Integrity/State Authorization Networking

For a fee of $5,000 WCET recommends that institutions join together to work on the interpretation of the Program Integrity/State Authorization regulations:  “Expecting each institution to navigate authorization regulations in every state is highly inefficient. Working cooperatively, institutions can share the burden.”  EduExchange encourages institutions to utilize the information on the Links and Resources web page and blog at no cost to work together on complying with the regulations.

The vision for EduExchange is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge utilizing information technology as a forum.  For more information visit us online at www.EduExchange.org or email us at info@eduexchange.org.

Congratulations Edvance360

Congratulations to Edvance360 for winning the 2011 SIIA CODiE award for Best Postsecondary Course or LMS http://bit.ly/jqbhDz.

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Program Integrity for Distance Education

American Leadership Group, LLC published an article on the prorgram integrity/state authorization regulations.  To view the article click here.

EduExchange is facilitating a co-hosted webinar by American Leadership Group, LLC and Edvance360 in June 2011.

Is there a need for hybrid courses?

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, universities are not meeting the demand for students desire to take hybrid courses.  Click here to read the article.

American Leadership Group, LLC and Edvance360 can assist you with developing or enhancing campus, online, and hybrid courses.  To request more information email us at niovine@bellsouth.net.