NACAC participates in advocacy efforts to preserve the integrity of the Higher Education Act's Title IV federal student aid programs. Through public policy, legislative action, regulatory input, and partnerships with allied-groups, NACAC aims to promote ethical admission practices and reduce the potential for waste, fraud, and abuse. Of 14 program integrity issues reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education through negotiated rulemaking in 2009-10, of most interest to NACAC members are incentive compensation, definition of a high school diploma, misrepresentation, ability to benefit tests, and gainful employment.
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Visit NACAC's Compliance Center for details about federal regulations on college admission activities that become effective July 1, 2011.
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Media Coverage - Coalition Partners
Resources
College Board: Trends in For-Profit Postsecondary Education: Enrollment, Prices, Student Aid, and Outcomes
NACAC: Statement on Final Regulations
NACAC: Comments to U.S. Department of Education on Proposed Regulations
Senators: Support Department of Education Effort to Protect Students and Taxpayers
NACAC: Statement of Principles of Good Practice (SPGP)
NACAC: Higher Education Act Fraud Alert
NACAC: David Hawkins' Testimony to Senate HELP Committee, August 2010
NACAC: Testimony to U.S. Department of Education on Incentive Compensation, June 2009
NACAC Admitted Blog post: New Report Sheds Light on Effects of Gainful Employment Rules
Coalition: Protecting Taxpayers and Students Fact Sheet
Coalition: Gainful Employment Facts
Coalition: Q & A on Gainful Employment
Better Business Bureau: Look for Seven Red Flags When Applying to a For-Profit College
Government Accountability Office Reports
Higher Education: Information on Incentive Compensation Violations Substantiated by the U.S. Department of Education (part 1 of study)
Higher Education: Stronger Federal Oversight Needed to Enforce Ban on Incentive Payments to School Recruiters (part 2 of study)
For-Profit Colleges: Undercover Testing Finds Colleges Encouraged Fraud and Engaged in Deceptive and Questionable Marketing Practices HELP Staff Memo to Congress: Setting the Facts Straight - GAO and
the For-Profit Investigation
Proprietary Schools: Improved Department of Education Oversight Needed to Help Ensure Eligible Students Receive Federal Student Aid
For-Profit Schools: Large Schools and Schools That Specialize in Healthcare Are More Likely to Rely Heavily on Federal Student Aid
Federal Agency Resources
USA et. al v. Education Management Corporation
Schools Out of Compliance With the 90/10 Rule, which states that to continue receiving Title IV aid dollars from the U.S. Department of Education, institutions may not earn more than 90 percent of their revenue from federal student aid.
Career College Association Lawsuit:
Final Regulations
NACAC Admitted Blog post: What Are Cohort Default Rates and Why Do They Matter?
Letter to Chairman Tom Harkin and Ranking Member Michael Enzi following GAO testimony at Hearing
Statement on Proposed Regulations on Program Integrity Issues
Proposed Regulations Available for Comment
New Rules Proposed Affecting College Admission
Negotiated Rulemaking for Higher Education Program Integrity Issues
Secretary Arne Duncan: Debate: We Only Want to Make Sure Schools Deliver Results
Congressional Hearings, Reports, and Speeches
Senator Tom Harkin's (D-IA) For-Profit College Investigation page
For Profit Higher Educaiton: The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure Student Success
(includes the findings of the Committee’s two-year investigation of the for-profit higher education industry)
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL): Floor Speech on Targeting of Veterans and Active-Duty Members of the Military by For-Profit Colleges and Universities
Text of Floor Statement
HELP Committee Documents
For-Profit Training Manuals
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA): Floor Speech on Pain Tactics Employed by For-Profit Colleges and Documents Referenced
NACAC Statement on Speech
NACAC: Admitted Blog post on Statement and Documents
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA): Floor Speech on the HELP Committee Investigation Into For-Profit Colleges
For-Profit Schools: The Student Recruitment Experience
Full Committee Hearing
NACAC's David Hawkins' Testimony to Senate HELP Committee
NACAC Responses to Questions from the HELP Committee
HELP Staff Memo to Congress: Setting the Facts Straight - GAO and
the For-Profit Investigation
Benefitting Whom? For-Profit Education Companies and the Growth of Military Educational Benefits
Committee Report
NACAC: Admitted Blog post on Report
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.: A Case study in For-Profit Education and Oversight
Full Committee Hearing
Drowning in Debt: Financial Outcomes of Students at For-Profit Colleges
Full Committee Hearing
Coming Soon: Internal documents on managing student loan default rates
Emerging Risk?: An Overview of the Federal Investment in For-Profit Higher Education
Committee Report
Full Committee Hearing
NACAC: Admitted Blog post on Hearing
The Federal Investment in For-Profit Education: Are Students Succeeding?
Committee Report
Full Committee Hearing
NACAC Webinars
Proprietary Institutions Part I
Proprietary Institutions Part II: Outcome Indicators and Practical Tips
NACAC Fraud Alerts to Congress
ProPublica and American Public Media's Marketplace Reports
Denver Post Reports
Bloomberg News Services Reports
National Consumer Law Center's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project Report
NACAC Admitted Blog Posts
Hearing Addresses Aggressive Recruitment of Veterans and the 90/10 Rule
Incentive Compensation and Boiler Room Tactics at EDMC
The 90/10 Rule
Research Report Reveals High Costs and Poor Outcomes for For-Profit College Students
For-Profit College Recruiting Documents Encouraged Employees to Exploit Students’ Pain and Fear
Fraudulent Registration Practices Reported at Kaplan University
DFW Reporter Digs Deep into Unscrupulous Practices at Local For-Profit Colleges
Graduation Rate Research and Resources
Senator Addresses Use of Military Educational Benefits at For-Profit Colleges
Department of Education Releases Final Regulations on Incentive Compensation
Obama Administration Poised to Tighten Rules Governing Federal Aid, Including Ban on Incentive Compensation for Admission and Financial Aid Officers
Media Coverage
PBS Frontline: Educating Sergeant Pantzke
PBS Frontline: College, Inc.
Watch the Full Program
For-Profit College Reporter Daniel Golden Interview Script
New America Foundation on For-Profit Colleges
Higher Ed Watch: Voices That Need to be Heard in Debate Over Career Colleges
Higher Ed Watch: Give Borrowers the Means to Protect Themselves Against Trade School Abuses
See also NACAC's HEA Fraud Alert
Coalition Partners
The Institute for College Access and Success
Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
United States Student Association