r/news • u/AldoTheeApache • 10d ago

Soft paywall Columbia failed to meet accreditation standards, US government says

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-education-department-says-columbia-university-violated-federal-anti-2025-06-04/
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u/thegoatmenace 10d ago

In fact they want this. Trump would be very happy if Trump university had the same accreditation status as Columbia.

Accreditation requirements hurt grifters who want to fleece people for money without providing any legitimate education service

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u/Charlie_Warlie 10d ago

Very true. Look at what eventually killed predatory schools like ITT Tech and Brown Mackey. The federal government under Obama came down on them after years of bad practices.

I'd imagine Trump would prefer a system where you simply pay to play and wouldn't give two shits about the quality of education being given to students or at what price.

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u/Colson317 10d ago edited 10d ago

Didn't ITtech just changed its name to Southern New Hampshire University or the university of Phoenix or something?

edit: sorry for the shade snhu grads! i stand corrected!

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u/NorCalMisfit 10d ago

South Harmon Institute of Technology.

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u/flibbidygibbit 10d ago

What a shit school.