To: From: Memorandum U.S. Department of Education, Appropriate State Agencies, and Appropriate Accrediting Agencies The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) Date: Subject: Public Notice of Commission Actions SUMMARY OF ACTIONS Pursuant to Section X (C)(1), Rules of Process and Procedure, Standards of Accreditation, the Commission, no later than 30 days after making the decision, will provide written notice to the U.S. Department of Education, the appropriate state licensing agency, and appropriate accrediting agencies of a decision by the Commission to grant initial accreditation or renewal of accreditation. The following schools have received a grant of initial or renewal of accreditation. INITIAL ACCREDITATION Mobile Technical Training M072479 South Hackensack NJ 3 Nov 2015 INITIAL ACCREDITATION WITH STIPULATIONS National Personal Training Institute of Michigan M072337 Rochester MI 3 Nov 2015 RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION Arkansas College of Barbering & Hair Design M059308 North Little Rock AR 5 Nov 2015 Automeca Technical College M070983 Bayamon PR 5 Aug 2015 Aviation Institute of Maintenance M070468 Duluth GA 5 Nov 2015 Careers Unlimited M070336 Orem UT 5 Feb 2015
Page 2 of 5 RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia, Inc. M056276 Arroyo PR 5 May 2014 Flint Institute of Barbering, Inc. M000492 Flint MI 5 May 2015 Instituto Educativo Premier M070918 Ponce PR 5 Aug 2015 Intellitec College M001566 Grand Junction CO 5 Aug 2015 Lynnes Welding Training, Inc. M072297 Fargo ND 5 Nov 2015 Mind Body Institute M072352 Nashville TN 5 Nov 2015 Mountain Ridge Helicopters M072320 Logan UT 5 Feb 2015 Nashville College of Medical Careers M058372 Madison TN 5 Nov 2015 National Career Education B059050 Rancho Cordova CA 5 Nov 2015 Northwest Lineman College M070287 Meridian ID 5 Feb 2015 Precision Manufacturing Institute M070666 Meadville PA 5 Sep 2014 The Ocean Corporation M056983 Houston TX 5 May 2015 Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy M070436 Colorado Springs CO 5 Aug 2015 RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION WITH STIPULATIONS* Fountainhead College of Technology M000282 Knoxville TN 5 Feb 2016
Page 3 of 5 RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION WITH STIPULATIONS* Hawaii Institute of Hair Design M000846 Honolulu HI 5 Aug 2015 Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art M001084 Dover NJ 5 Aug 2015 Healing Center M070994 St. Louis MO 5 Feb 2015 B072150 Cambridge MA 5 Jan 2015 B070680 Las Vegas NV 5 May 2015 M001050 San Francisco CA 5 Feb 2015 Rosedale Technical College M000599 Pittsburgh PA 5 Nov 2015 *The Commission s action to renew accreditation goes into effect upon a demonstration that the stipulations have been satisfied. WARNING ORDER: As stated in the March 18, 2014 Accreditation Alert, ACCSC publically discloses when an ACCSCaccredited school is placed on Warning. The following schools have been placed on Warning. WARNING ORDER Date Issued Next Review Cain s Barber College M058683 Chicago IL Dec 2015 May 2016 PROBATION ORDER Pursuant to Section X (C)(2), Rules of Process and Procedure, Standards of Accreditation, the Commission, at the same time it notifies the school, will provide notice and the reasons why a school is placed on Probation to the U.S. Department of Education, the appropriate state licensing agency, and other accrediting agencies. The following is a Probation action taken by the Commission. A summary of the reasons for this action can be found on the Commission s website. PROBATION ORDER Date Issued Next Review Pelican Flight Training, LLC M070278 Pembroke Pines FL Dec 2016 May 2016
Page 4 of 5 CONTINUED PROBATION ORDER Date Issued Next Review American College of Hairstyling M000656 Des Moines IA Dec 2015 May 2015 J&J Driving School of Logistics M072250 New Bedford MA Dec 2015 Feb 2016 In accordance with Section X (E)(1), Rules of Process and Procedures, Standards of Accreditation, ACCSC will grant all reasonable special requests for accreditation information made by other accreditation agencies and government entities. Requests for information from such entities must be in writing, submitted to the Executive Director of ACCSC, and state the name of the school for which the information is sought and the nature of the information requested. For assistance regarding the information included in this memorandum, please feel free to contact me directly at 703.247.4212 or at mccomis@accsc.org. Sincerely, Michale S. McComis, Ed.D. Executive Director c: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION U.S. Department of Education Seattle SPT U.S. Department of Education Atlanta SPT U.S. Department of Education Kansas City, SPT U.S. Department of Education Chicago/Denver SPT U.S. Department of Education New York /Boston SPT U.S. Department of Education Dallas SPT U.S. Department of Education San Francisco SPT U.S. Department of Education Philadelphia SPT U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education Administrative Actions and Appeals Division U.S. Department of Education Foreign Schools SPT ACCREDITING AGENCIES Western Association of Schools and Colleges, ACCJC New England Association of Schools and Colleges Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association Northwest Association of Colleges and Schools Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation National Accrediting Commission of Career and Sciences Distance Education and Training Council Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools Council on Occupational Education Middle States Commission on Higher Education Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior Commission on Accreditation on Physical Therapy Education STATE AGENCIES AR Brenda Germannn, Arkansas State Board of Private Career Education
Page 5 of 5 CA Joanne Wenzel, California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education CO Lorna Candler, Colorado Department of Higher Education/Division of Private Occupational Schools CO Heather DeLange, Colorado Department of Higher Education FL Sam Ferguson, Florida Commission for Independent Education GA Corinna Robinson, Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission HI Bobbi Lum-Mew, Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program HI Hilary Apana-McKee, Hawaii Department of Education Licensed Vocational Schools IA Carolyn Small, Iowa College Student Aid Commission/Postsecondary Registration ID Valerie Fenske, Idaho State Board of Education IL Kyle Swalls, Illinois Board of Higher Education, Private Vocational Schools MA Shelly Tinkham, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education/Academic, P-16 and Veterans Policy MA Clinton Dick, Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure/Office of Private Occupational School Education MO Leroy Wade, Missouri Department of Higher Education MI Mike Beamish, Bureau of Commercial Services/Licensing Division/Private Postsecondary Education ND Debra Huber, North Dakota Career & Technical Education NJ Sandy Fountain, NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development/School Approval Unit NJ Eric Taylor, New Jersey Higher Education NV Kelly Wuest, Nevada Commission of Postsecondary Education NY Carole W. Yates, NY DOE/Adult Career & Continuing Education Services/Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision NY Barbara Meinart, NY DOE/Office of College & University Evaluation PA Patricia Landis, Pennsylvania DOE/Bureau of Postsecondary and Adult Education/Division of Higher and Career Education PR Idalia I. Zavala, Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education TX Michael De Long, Texas Workforce Commission TX Cathie Maeyaert, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board UT Marla Winegar, Utah Division of Consumer Protection WY Elaine Marces, Wyoming DOE/Private School Licensing