Enforcement of Federal Anti-fraud Laws in For-profit Education: Hearing Before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, March 1, 2005

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Page 32 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to...
Page 73 - SHEILA JACKSON LEE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS I would like to thank Chairman Coble and Ranking Member Scott for convening this very important hearing today.
Page 28 - I thank you for providing me the opportunity to testify before you today on two matters of concern to the people of Connecticut.
Page 30 - Design is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 191042680, 215-662-5606.
Page 35 - ... a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation; and (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution.
Page 31 - ... education. Rather, it is the institution's programs, and their outcomes, which determine whether an institution is recognized as a member of the higher education community. It should be patently obvious to all that institutions which grant degrees at the Associate, Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral level and are accredited by those accrediting bodies, such as the Middle States Association and the New York State Board of Regents which are recognized by the Department of Education as accreditors...
Page 2 - Hollen, and Bishop. Staff present: Kevin Frank, Professional Staff Member; Sally Lovejoy, Director of Education and Human Resources Policy; Alexa Marrero, Press Secretary...
Page 29 - ... of Education as institutional accreditors of institutions of higher education for Title IV purposes. Today, I am representing the Association of Proprietary Colleges, a group of some 30 degree granting institutions in the State of New York recognized by the State as institutions of higher education. What we seek today is the same recognition from the Federal Government that we already receive from our own State Government. In fact, what we seek today is simply recognition of reality — the reality...
Page 50 - Federal student financial assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA).
Page 30 - ... required, as are the other sectors, to prepare a sector wide master plan. In short, because New York State sees all degree granting institutions as institutions of higher education, Proprietary Colleges are included in all of the State's Higher Education activities. We understand that the notion of single definition is controversial for some because of the eligibility for titles other than Title IV. There is a notion sometimes expressed that for-profit institutions are somehow less worthy of...

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