Center for Excellence in Higher Education

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Center for Excellence
in Higher Education
Formation2007
FounderCarl Barney
Headquarters3556 S 5600 W, Suite 1- 1126 Blvd, Suite 220
Location
CEO
Eric Juhlin [1]

The Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE) is a Utah-based nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation that owned and managed Independence University, CollegeAmerica, Stevens-Henager College, and California College San Diego before their abrupt closings in August 2021. [2] The company was a nonprofit organization. [3] CEHE's colleges were accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). [4] The colleges were placed on probation in September 2018 due to ACCSC's concerns that "the inputs, resources, and processes of CEHE schools are designed and implemented in a manner that is not designed for student success." [5] [6] CEHE was also the lender to National American University. [7]

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History

The Center for Excellence in Education (CEHE) was founded by a group of academics and businessmen in 2007. [8] [9] [10] [11] In 2020, CEHE was fined $3 million by the State of Colorado for violation of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. [12] In August 2021, this decision was reversed, in part, and the State of Colorado refunded the $3 million to CEHE in November 2021. [13] By early August 2021 all CEHE campuses were closed. In 2022, CEHE filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education, in which CEHE is pursuing three claims with damages in excess of $100 million. [14] [15]

Philosophy

The Center for Excellence in Higher Education supported free-market ideas in higher education. [16] Its stated purpose was "to educate the public about the state of higher education in America and help donors promote excellence in higher education through philanthropy". [17] CEHE had as an area of particular focus of ensuring that gifts to universities and colleges were used in accordance with the intent of the donors. [18] [19] [20] It also supported efforts directed at the structural reform of higher education. It received its initial funding from the Marcus Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, and the John William Pope Foundation. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

References

  1. ↑ "CEHE sues Education Department for $500M, alleging agency forced its colleges to close".
  2. ↑ Vandenack, Tim. "UPDATE: Independence University/Stevens-Henager College in West Haven closes". www.standard.net. Standard-Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "CEHE Home Page". www.cehe.org. Archived from the original on November 23, 2003. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Independence University Has ACCSC & CCNE Accreditation". www.independence.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  5. ↑ "System-Wide Review Probation Order" (PDF). Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. September 6, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ Kreighbaum, Andrew (September 11, 2018). "Probation for For-Profit College Chain". Inside Higher Ed . Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ Kreighbaum, Andrew (12 September 2019). "For-Profit College Phasing Out Enrollment at Physical Campuses". Inside Higher Education. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Center for Excellence in Higher Education » Helping Donors Transform Higher Education Through Effective Philanthropy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  9. ↑ "Center for Excellence in Higher Education » Helping Donors Transform Higher Education Through Effective Philantropy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-16.
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080820001044/ [ bare URL ]
  11. ↑ Article title [ usurped ]
  12. ↑ "Big Win for Students: Colorado Court Slaps Carl Barney Colleges with $3 Million Fraud Verdict". 21 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "State ex rel. Weiser v. CTR. For Excellence in Higher Educ., 499 P.3d 1081 | Casetext Search + Citator". Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23380201/20221206-cehe-press-release-on-usdoe-litigation-w-complaint.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  15. ↑ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65882446/1/center-for-excellence-in-higher-education-inc-v-united-states/ [ bare URL ]
  16. ↑ Cohen, Patricia (May 7, 2016). "An Ayn Rand Acolyte Selling Students a Self-Made Dream". The New York Times .
  17. ↑ "Center for Excellence in Higher Education » Helping Donors Transform Higher Education Through Effective Philanthropy". Cehe.org. Archived from the original on November 23, 2003.
  18. ↑ "Inside Higher Ed's News". Insidehighered.com.
  19. ↑ Hechinger, John (18 September 2007). "Big-Money Donors Move to Curb Colleges' Discretion to Spend Gifts". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  20. ↑ "Giving the Right Way". Jamesgmartin.center. 31 May 2016.
  21. ↑ https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/maximizing_higher_education_reform . Retrieved 2018-12-26.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ "Inside Higher Ed's News". Insidehighered.com.
  23. ↑ "Center for Excellence in Higher Education » Helping Donors Transform Higher Education Through Effective Philanthropy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  24. ↑ "New Center Aims to Give Higher-Education Donors More Power". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  25. ↑ "Center of Excellence in Higher Education: Kudos from Candidia". Gift Hub.
  26. ↑ Riley, Naomi Schaefer (13 October 2007). "Alms for the Alma Mater". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 27 December 2018.


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