Recent News
Gainful Employment NPRM
- Published 07/29/2010
The following link will direct you to the second notice of negotiated proposed rulemaking sent out by the Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/proposed-rule-links-federal-student-aid-loan-repayment-rates-and-debt-earnings. July 26, 2010 began the 45 day window in which to respond. All CCST member schools are encouraged to submit comments to the Department of Education.
The Career College Association’s response to the Department of Education’s proposal can be seen here.
CCA Announces Name Change
- Published 06/24/2010
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that one can never stand in the same river twice—that change is constant. That statement is never truer than when applied to our dynamic sector of higher education. Therefore, I am excited to report that yesterday your Board of Directors voted to change the Career College Association name, adopted almost 20 years ago, to the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU). The vote culminates a rigorous, multistep review process that began in 2005, including a detailed survey of member preferences last December. In voting the change, the Board recognizes the evolution of career oriented education from its primarily trade school roots to a multi-dimensional, multi-faceted, multi-modal philosophy of higher education delivery that directly responds to the demands of 21st century students, employers, and the larger economy. The phrase "private sector" is synonymous with innovation in virtually every walk of life, and the public's faith in private sector solutions to solve most of society's biggest challenges will carry over into the realm of higher education too. » Read More
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Compliance Training for Texas School Directors
- By CCST Management
- Published 11/10/2009
- Online Training
- Unrated
This course provides School Directors in the state of Texas a working knowledge of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Rules and Regulations for Career Schools and Colleges. The course covers all aspects of what a School Director is expected to know in operating a school on a day-to-day basis. The how and why details in the areas of Admissions, Administration, Financial Aid, Education and Placement are covered in a user-friendly, multi-sensory environment that allows the participants to test themselves on compliance issues that are faced on a daily basis.
http://www.ccstonline.org/CM301.php
This course has been created from the TWC's School Director's Resource Guide for Career Schools and Colleges. Thanks to TWC's curriculum writers, content specialists and sponsors for the creation of the excellent guide that provided the core content for this course. Also, thanks to Career Colleges and Schools of Texas (CCST) for providing the additional content for the interactive features and assessment components of the course. Special thanks to CCST board members Robert Doty (Remington College), Jeanne Martin (Career Quest), Gerald Parr (Concorde Career Institute), and Skip Walls (Remington College) for their outstanding work on this course. Finally, thanks to CCST board member, Frank Hammack (ATI Enterprises), former TWC employee, for agreeing to facilitate this course.
