Career Education Colleges and Universities

Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association that represents for-profit colleges.

Career Education Colleges and Universities
Formation1991
TypeTrade association
PurposeRepresenting for-profit colleges
HeadquartersWashington, DC
Membership
600+ for-profit colleges[1]
President
Jason Altmire
Websitewww.career.org

History

CECU as it is organized today was created in 1991 following a merger of the Association for Independent Colleges and Schools (AICS) and the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools (NATTS). The combined association was called the Career College Association (CCA).[2] In 2010, the association changed its name to the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU),[3] but today is known as CECU.

During the administration of President Barack Obama, a series of federal investigations and lawsuits were initiated against for-profit education companies. APSCU waged an extensive lobbying campaign[4] and filed a 2012 lawsuit against the United States Department of Education seeking to halt the department's regulations targeting for-profit colleges.[5] Judge Rudolph Contreras struck down the regulations, which he called "arbitrary and capricious".[6] In 2014, the association filed a second lawsuit challenging similar regulations (79 FR 64890),[7] but this time the regulations were implemented.

By 2015, some of APSCU's largest members were under federal and state investigation[8] and several subsequently left the association.[9][10] Some of the largest companies in the sector collapsed under the weight of the regulations, charges of impropriety, and related legal actions.[11] In 2016, APSCU changed its name to Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), a move association leaders said better reflected the evolving membership of the organization.[12]

President Donald Trump and his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos dismantled many of Obama's actions targeting for-profit colleges.[13][14] After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, CECU named former Democratic congressman Jason Altmire as its president.[15]

References
  1. "APSCU Member School Listing". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. "The History of Career Colleges".
  3. Blumenstyk, Goldie (9 June 2010). "Career College Association to Change Its Name". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. Bidwell, Allie (14 March 2014). "Protecting Students or Waging War? New Rule Threatens For-Profits". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. Dunn, Catherine (2014-11-07). "Two lawsuits set new battle over for-profit college regulations". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. Breslow, Jason (2 July 2012). "Judge Blocks Key Provision of "Gainful Employment" Rules". PBS. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. Hefling, Kimberly (November 6, 2014). "For-profit colleges aim to fight regulation with new lawsuit". PBS NewsHour.
  8. "For-profit post-secondary sector goes through course correction".
  9. Halperin, David (2015-07-14). "Big for-profit colleges quit trade group". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  10. Fain, Paul (15 July 2015). "For-Profit Group and Big Chains Part Ways". Inside Higher Education. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  11. "Another for-profit giant collapses".
  12. Fain, Paul (2016-06-07). "For-Profit College Association Changes Name". Inside Higher Ed. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  13. Swaminathan, Aarthi (2021-02-02). "For-profit colleges brace for Biden". Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  14. "DeVos repeals Obama rule targeting for-profit colleges".
  15. "For-profit colleges brace for Biden administration".


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