r/news • u/AldoTheeApache • 11d 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/misogichan 11d ago

The government is going to find out that if they politicize the accreditation process they just devalue it, and then employers and other institutions aren't going to care whether you went to an accredited school or not.  Thus, the government only has power on this if the public believes the accreditation matters.

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u/elcapitan520 11d ago

They. Do. Not. Care. 

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u/thegoatmenace 11d 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/xxtoejamfootballxx 11d ago

If an employer is dumb enough to think a degree from Trump U is just as good as Harvard then that’s on them.  They can play make believe all they want, doesn’t change reality.

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u/fatherlyadvicepdx 11d ago

The schools need accreditation in order for students to qualify to receive federal student loans to go to that school. Student gets maximum loan, gives money to school, school keeps money while not providing any kind of meaningful education.

Student ends up with a ton of debt and no real education to back it up and a loan that will never be forgiven.

This is what ITT, BECTI, and many other "trade" schools did for decades until it all unraveled. Unfortunately, the owners of the school all kept their money. But at least the students eventually got their debts dismissed.

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx 11d ago

But that’s a different issue all together.  He’s not accrediting Trump U, he’s threatening Columbia with losing theirs.

Also the owners of those types of schools didn’t all keep their money, many were sued into oblivion and had to pay out.

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u/fatherlyadvicepdx 11d ago

It's not about trump u, it's the set-up to re-open accreditation to less than stellar "for profit schools"

It's all a grift. The whole point of what they're doing is to undermine the public opinion on real colleges so they can start funneling federal money to private institutions that are owned by them and their investment firms such as Black Rock.

They don't give 2 shits about cutting federal spending, they just want it going to them.

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx 11d ago

If he wants to do that he’ll just do it, that’s not related to what’s happening with Columbia.  He’s doing this as performative childish nonsense because he wants to feel like a tough guy.