This is to inform you of actions taken by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools at its April 2009 meeting. All grants of accreditation expire on December 31 of the indicated year unless otherwise noted. INITIAL GRANT OF ACCREDITATION GRANT ENDS Antelope Valley Medical College, Lancaster, CA 2012 Anthem College, Phoenix, AZ 2012 High-Tech Institute, Sacramento, CA 2012 High-Tech Institute, Kansas City, MO 2012 High-Tech Institute, Saint Louis Park, MN 2012 High-Tech Institute, Nashville, TN 2012 School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, NC 2012 Sentara School of Health Professions, Chesapeake, VA 2012 NEW GRANT OF ACCREDITATION Art Institute of New York City, New York, NY 2014 Art Institute of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ 2017 Brown Mackie College Akron, Akron, OH 2014 Brown Mackie College Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 2014 Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky, Ft. Mitchell, KY 2014 Brown Mackie College Merrillville, Merrillville, IN 2014 Brown Mackie College Miami, Miami, FL 2014 Brown Mackie College Michigan City, Michigan City, IN 2014 Brown Mackie College Moline, Moline, IL 2014 Career Institute of Health and Technology, Brooklyn, NY 2012 Career Institute of Health and Technology, Garden City, NY 2012 Everest College, San Bernardino, CA 2017 Florida Career College - Hialeah, Hialeah, FL 2013 Florida Career College, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 2015 Florida Career College - Miami, Miami, FL 2013 Florida Career College Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Pines, FL 2015 Florida Career College West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL 2013 Gwinnett College, Lilburn, GA 2014 Hunter Business College, Levittown, NY 2012 Hunter Business College, Medford, NY 2012 ITT Technical Institute, Clovis, CA 2015 ITT Technical Institute, Rancho Cordova, CA 2015 Kaplan Career Institute, Harrisburg, PA 2014 Manhattan School of Computer Technology, Brooklyn, NY 2012 MBTI Business Training Institute, Santurce, PR 2012 Metro Business College, Cape Girardeau, MO 2015 Metro Business College, Jefferson City, MO 2015 Metro Business College, Rolla, MO 2015 Miller Motte College, Cary, NC 2012
Page 2 Miller-Motte Technical College, Lynchburg, VA 2012 Newport Business Institute, Lower Burrell, PA 2014 Pace Institute, Reading, PA 2014 Sanford-Brown College, Collinsville, IL 2017 Sanford-Brown College, Hazelwood, MO 2017 Sanford-Brown Institute, Dallas, TX 2013 Sanford-Brown Institute, Garden City, NY 2013 Sierra Valley College of Court Reporting, Fresno, CA 2012 Spanish-American Institute, New York, NY 2012 Texas Culinary Academy, Austin, TX 2017 Thompson Institute, Philadelphia, PA 2014 NEW PROGRAM APPROVAL Apollo College, Boise, ID (academic associate s degree in Registered Nurse Bridge) Apollo College, Las Vegas, NV (academic associate s degree in Respiratory Care) Art Institute of California Orange County, Santa Ana, CA (bachelor s degree in Fashion Design) Brown Mackie College Akron, Akron, OH (academic associate s degrees in Surgical Technology and Early Childhood Education) Brown Mackie College Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (academic associate s degrees in Veterinary Technology, Surgical Technology, Information Technology, Database Technology, and Early Childhood Education) Brown Mackie College Michigan City, Michigan City, IN (academic associate s degree in Veterinary Technology) Brown Mackie College Northern Kentucky, Ft. Mitchell, KY (academic associate s degree in Surgical Technology) Brown Mackie College Tucson, Tucson, AZ (academic associate s degrees in Surgical Technology and Medical Assisting) Brown Mackie College, Atlanta, GA (academic associate s degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant) Erie Business Center, Erie, PA (diploma in Practical Nursing) Everest College, San Bernardino, CA (academic associate s degree in Business) Fox Institute of Business, Clifton, NJ (diploma in Legal Office Professional) Fox Institute of Business, West Hartford, CT (diplomas in Diagnostic Medical Sonography-General Concentration and Diagnostic Medical Sonography-Cardiac Concentration) Gwinnett College, Lilburn, GA (diploma in Massage Therapy) Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Cayey, PR (diplomas in Computer Systems Administration Specialist and Bartending) Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Hato Ray, PR (diploma in Computer Systems Administration Specialist) Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Mayaguez, PR (diploma in Bartending) Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Ponce, PR (diplomas in Computer Systems Administration Specialist and Bartending)
Page 3 ITT Technical Institute, Burr Ridge, IL (bachelor s degree in Criminal Justice) ITT Technical Institute, Clovis, CA (academic associate s degree in Visual Communications and bachelor s degree in Construction Management) ITT Technical Institute, Louisville, KY (bachelor s degree in Construction Management) ITT Technical Institute, Mount Prospect, IL (bachelor s degrees in Construction Management and Criminal Justice) ITT Technical Institute, Norfolk, VA (bachelor s degree in Construction Management) ITT Technical Institute, San Antonio, TX (academic associate s degree in Business Accounting Technology) Laurel Business Institute, Uniontown, PA (diploma in Pharmacy Technician) Lincoln Technical Institute, Mt. Laurel, NJ (diploma in Practical Nursing) Miller Motte College, Cary, NC (academic associate s degrees in Criminal Justice and Paralegal) National College, Indianapolis, IN (academic associate s degree in Information Systems Engineering) Remington College, Garland, TX (diploma in Cosmetology) Sanford-Brown College, Fenton, MO (academic associate s degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography) Sanford-Brown Institute, Garden City, NY (certificate in Pharmacy Technician) The Art Institute of Tucson, Tucson, AZ (bachelor s degrees in Advertising, Culinary Arts, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production, Graphic Design, Media Arts & Animation and academic associate s degrees in Culinary Arts and Graphic Design) CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP Apollo College, Boise, ID Apollo College, Phoenix, AZ Apollo College, Portland, OR Central Texas Commercial College, Dallas, TX NewSchool of Architecture and Design, San Diego, CA BRANCH INCLUSION (main campus in parentheses) Bryan College, Rogers, AR (Bryan College, Springfield, MO) Harrison College, Elkhart, IN (Harrison College, Muncie, IN) International Academy of Design and Technology, Sacramento, CA (International Academy of Design and Technology, Tampa, FL) ITT Technical Institute, Chattanooga, TN (ITT Technical Institute, Knoxville, TN) ITT Technical Institute, High Point, NC (ITT Technical Institute, San Diego, CA) ITT Technical Institute, Wichita, KS (ITT Technical Institute, Spokane Valley, WA) Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts Dallas, Dallas, TX (Texas Culinary Academy, Austin, TX) Metro Business College, Arnold, MO (Metro Business College, Cape Girardeau, MO) National College, Stow, OH (National College of Business and Technology, Nashville, TN)
Page 4 National College, Youngstown, OH (National College, Salem, VA) BRANCH VERIFICATION (main campus in parentheses) Brown Mackie College Boise, Boise, ID (Brown Mackie College South Bend, South Bend, IN) Brown Mackie College Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (Brown Mackie College South Bend, South Bend, IN) Daymar College Online, Owensboro, KY (Daymar College, Owensboro, KY) Drake College of Business, Newark, NJ (Drake College of Business, Elizabeth, NJ) Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, Las Vegas, NV (Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln, RI) Florida Career College - Riverview, Riverview, FL (Florida Career College West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL) Globe University - Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN (Globe University, Woodbury, MN) Globe University Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD (Globe University, Woodbury, MN) Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Humacao, PR (Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Hato Ray, PR) ITT Technical Institute, Columbus, OH (ITT Technical Institute, Seattle, WA) John Dewey College, Hatillo, PR (John Dewey College, San Juan, PR) MedTech College, Fort Wayne, IN (MedTech College, Indianapolis, IN) Miller Motte College, Raleigh, NC (Miller-Motte Technical College, Lynchburg, VA) Southern Technical College Sanford, Sanford, FL (Southern Technical College, Orlando, FL) The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham, Durham, NC (Art Institute of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC) The Art Institutes International Kansas City, Lenexa, KS (Art Institute of Phoenix, Charlotte, NC) Virginia College, Greenville, SC (Virginia College, Birmingham, AL) West Coast University, Ontario, CA (West Coast University, Los Angeles, CA)
Page 5 CREDENTIAL INCLUSION (new credential in parentheses) Apollo College, Albuquerque, NM (academic associate s degree) Apollo College, Las Vegas, NV (academic associate s degree) Apollo College, Mesa, AZ (academic associate s degree) Apollo College, Phoenix, AZ (academic associate s degree) Apollo College, Tucson, AZ (academic associate s degree) LEARNING SITE EVALUATION (oversight campus in parentheses) Brown Mackie College - Atlanta Learning Site, Atlanta, GA (Brown Mackie College Atlanta, Atlanta, GA) Brown Mackie College Cincinnati, Norwood, OH (Brown Mackie College Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH) Brown Mackie College Miami at Temple Israel of Greater Miami, Miami, FL (Brown Mackie College Miami, Miami, FL) DISTANCE EDUCATION EVALUATION Angley College, Deland, FL (Up to 50%) Apollo College, Albuquerque, NM (Up to 50% or more and 50% or more) Fox Institute of Business, West Hartford, CT (50% or more) Miller Motte College, Cary, NC (Up to 50%) Mountain State College, Parkersburg, WV (50% or more) National College of Business and Technology, Bayamon, PR (Up to 50%) National College of Business and Technology, Arecibo, PR (Up to 50%) Sanford-Brown College, Fenton, MO (Up to 50%) Sanford-Brown College, Saint Peters, MO (Up to 50%) Sanford-Brown College, West Allis, WI (Up to 50%) West Coast University, Los Angeles, CA (50% or more) West Coast University, Anaheim, CA (50% or more) HIGHER CREDENTIAL LEVEL READINESS (new credential in parentheses) Academy of Court Reporting and Technology, Pittsburgh, PA (occupational associate s degree) Brown Mackie College, Miami, FL (bachelor s degree) Eastwick College, Ramsey, NJ (occupational associate s degree) Everest College, Newport News, VA (academic associate s degree) Everest College, Chesapeake, VA (academic associate s degree) Miller Motte College, Raleigh, NC (academic associate s degree) Patricia Stevens College, Saint Louis, MO (bachelor s degree) Professional Training Centers, Miami, FL (academic associate s degree)
Page 6 Sanford-Brown College, Collinsville, IL (academic associate s degree) Wright Career College, Overland Park, KS (academic associate s degree) UNANNOUNCED VISIT Stratford University, Falls Church, VA Stratford University, Woodbridge, VA VACATE SHOW CAUSE DIRECTIVE Hondros College, Westerville, OH New York Paralegal School, New York, NY DEFERRED UNTIL AUGUST 2009 (for information only) American School of Business, Shreveport, LA American University of Rome, Rome, Italy Anthem College, Aurora, CO Art Institute of California, Sacramento, CA Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Bainbridge Island, WA Bolivar Technical College, Bolivar, MO California University of Management and Sciences, Falls Church, VA Career Point College, San Antonio, TX College of Business and Technology, Hialeah, FL College of Business and Technology, Miami, FL College of Business and Technology, Miami, FL High-Tech Institute, Irving, TX High-Tech Institute, Las Vegas, NV High-Tech Institute, Memphis, TN High-Tech Institute, Orlando, FL Hondros College, Fairborn, OH Hondros College, Mason, OH Hondros College, Westerville, OH IIA College, Albuquerque, NM IIA College, Mesa, AZ IIA College, Phoenix, AZ IIA College, Tucson, AZ ITT Technical Institute, Atlanta, GA ITT Technical Institute, Baton Rouge, LA ITT Technical Institute, Bensalem, PA ITT Technical Institute, Duluth, GA
Page 7 ITT Technical Institute, Dunmore, PA ITT Technical Institute, Lake Mary, FL ITT Technical Institute, Miami, FL ITT Technical Institute, Mobile, AL ITT Technical Institute, Pinellas Park, FL ITT Technical Institute, St. Rose, LA ITT Technical Institute, Tucson, AZ Jose Maria Vargas University, Pembroke Pines, FL Medix School - South, Landover, MD MedTech College, Greenwood, IN New York Paralegal School, New York, NY Southwest Florida College - Estero, Estero, FL Southwest Florida College, Fort Myers, FL Southwest Florida College, Tampa, FL Texas County Technical Institute, Houston, MO The Bryman School of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ Trumbull Business College, Warren, OH West Tennessee Business College, Jackson, TN Westwood College, Calumet City, IL Westwood College, Chicago, IL Westwood College, Los Angeles, CA DENIAL (Appealable to Council) Lebanon College, Lebanon, NH If you have any questions concerning these actions, please contact me at (202) 336-6778. Sincerely, Albert C. Gray, Ph.D. Executive Director