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How state agencies prepared for the chaos of ECA’s abrupt closure

How state agencies prepared for the chaos of ECA’s abrupt closure

EducationDive By Ben Unglesbee January 20, 2019 On the evening of Dec. 4, Lane Goodwin, a program manager with the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, saw an email from Education Corporation of America’s (ECA) primary accreditor. The email notified the for-profit operator and affected state officials that most of ECA’s colleges […]

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VA assists GI Bill beneficiaries with Education Corporation of America closure

VA assists GI Bill beneficiaries with Education Corporation of America closure

VA.gov WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will assist GI Bill® students affected by the December closure of Education Corporation of America’s (ECA) approximately 70 campuses. VA is in the process of identifying GI Bill beneficiaries currently enrolled at ECA and informing them of follow-on options. If schools close in the middle […]

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