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| https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-applauds-department-of-educations-move-to-strip-bad-actor-of-ability-to-accredit-for-profit-colleges | Brown Applauds Department of Education's Move to Strip Bad Actor of Ability to Accredit For-Profit Colleges | 2016-12-14 | 2016 | 2016-12 | Democrat | House | OH | Sherrod Brown | B000944 | www.brown.senate.gov | legacy | Wednesday, December 14, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded the U.S. Department of Education’s final decision to deny the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools’ (ACICS) appeal and revoke its status as a recognized accreditor for institutions of higher education. ACICS gave accreditation to ITT Education Services, Inc. (ITT Tech) and Corinthian Colleges, Inc, both of which closed, leaving many students with debt but no degrees. All institutions that were accredited by ACICS will have two years to find a new accreditor. ED will also require them to comply with additional operating conditions, including monitoring, transparency, oversight, and accountability measures in order to continue participating in federal student aid programs. “When bad actors like ACICS hand out accreditation without rigorous oversight, they give for-profit colleges a free pass to shortchange students,” Brown said. “Far too many for-profit colleges are collecting federal financial aid funds but shirking their duty to provide students with the education that they deserve. By revoking ACICS ability to empower more fraudulent for-profit colleges, the Department of Education is ensuring that both students and taxpayers are protected.” Brown continues to work to protect students from predatory practices. Last month, following the release of data from the U.S. Department of Education which revealed that graduates of for-profit colleges’ career training programs earn significantly less than their public college counterparts, Brown reiterated his call for increased oversight of for-profit colleges to ensure they are providing students with the education and return on their investment that they were promised. In July 2015, Brown called on ED to take a proactive role in protecting students attending poor performing, for-profit colleges. In a letter to then ED Secretary Arne Duncan, Brown urged the Department to develop a more effective strategy for dealing with the bad actors in the for-profit education industry and minimizing the potential harm to taxpayers. ### Press Contact Jenny Donohue/Tamika Turner 202-224-3978 | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |