ACE urges colleges be flexible accepting credits during COVID19

[graduatesoon]

ACE leads Six major higher education groups to be more open for accepting academic credit during COVID19.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020...oronavirus

[Life Long Learning]

ACE has little to no leverage in Higher Ed.

[bjcheung77]

Adding the 6 other higher education groups might not do much either, they need to get in contact with anyone and everyone who has more power, heck, go to all the accreditation agencies and get them to have their schools do the same thing as all schools will be under an accreditation agency.

[dfrecore]

Adding the 6 other higher education groups might not do much either, they need to get in contact with anyone and everyone who has more power, heck, go to all the accreditation agencies and get them to have their schools do the same thing as all schools will be under an accreditation agency.

They have a vested interest in NOT accepting things from outside providers. I'm willing to bet this will never happen (the accreditation agencies will never agree to this - why would they?)

[jamshid666]

Higher Education is a business. Unless every student and parent in the United States (or at least a large majority) decide to start boycotting schools that do not accept ACE credit, the schools have no motivation to change their policies. The only other possible way to force a change would be for the federal government to make it a requirement as part of the federal student loan program, but lobbyists for the higher education industry will ensure that doesn't happen.

[indigoshuffle]

Higher Education is a business.  Unless every student and parent in the United States (or at least a large majority) decide to start boycotting schools that do not accept ACE credit, the schools have no motivation to change their policies.  The only other possible way to force a change would be for the federal government to make it a requirement as part of the federal student loan program, but lobbyists for the higher education industry will ensure that doesn't happen.

Yes. Folks don't realize that there are people from the student loan companies that sit on these university and community college boards. The have no financial interest in promoting a low cost/free college education.