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CCST New Member Applicants | Renewals
- Published 08/31/2010
Further, the review of all renewing members and new member applicants by the Board of Directors will include a public call for comments. A list of new and/or renewal applicants will be made public and a specific timeframe of ten days has been established for the Board to receive comments. Please see the school(s) listed below. Each applicant’s respective Regulatory Bodies and Accreditors will also be contacted by the Board seeking the applicant’s current status and standing with those organizations.
Please email Jennifer George at jgeorge@eami.com with any comments on the school(s) listed below no later that September 9, 2010.
New Member Applicants
East Texas Career Training Center, Inc. | Tyler, TX
Southwest Career College | El Paso, TX
Building on the Past, Marching Towards the Future - CCST Annual Conference
- Published 08/18/2010
October 6-8, 2010
Moody Gardens Hotel
Galveston, TX
Please mark your calendars and make plans to join CCST, key sector leaders and all of your friends in Austin for one of the largest Career College and School conferences in the region.
Conference details can be found here!
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.
1st Annual CCST Awards of Distinction
- Published 06/10/2010
It’s time to brag!!! We are inviting member schools to nominate themselves for the CCST Awards of Distinction to celebrate achievements and successes in the past year!!
Awards include CCST Teacher of the Year, CCST Innovator Award, CCST School of the Year, CCST Graduate of the Year, CCST Employer of the Year and CCST Associate Member of the Year. Details on each award can be found in our awards brochure.
Award Winners Announced at the “Evening with the Penguins”, at the CCST Annual Conference in Galveston, October 6 – 8. Nomination forms can be downloaded here. Deadline for Entries: August 1, 2010.
More information can be found here.
Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Gainful Employment
- Published 03/23/2010
from the Career College Association | 03.23.10
Below you will find a letter from several Congressional leaders to Secretary Duncan on the gainful employment issue. The letter was delivered today. We owe a debt of gratitude to all the signatories, especially Congressmen Payne, Hastings, and Kline who took the lead.
Please note that while several CCA members participated in targeted advocacy efforts, Congressman Payne asked us to refrain from a widespread solicitation of signatories. However, the 500+ CCA members and students who participated in our March 10th Hill Day successfully laid the groundwork for this letter by visiting with their Congressional representatives during the March 10th Hill Day.
Letter to Secretary Duncan
CCA Responds to New York Times
- Published 03/18/2010
email from Harris N. Miller, CEO/President, Career College Association | March 15, 2010
Peter S. Goodman’s article, “In Hard Times: Lured Into Trade School and Debt,” published in Sunday’s New York Times, was full of extreme bias and misinformation. CCA is deeply troubled by the article and has already demanded and received one major correction to the article. We are also asking that a Letter to the Editor be published and a correction be appended to the article.
Over the next few days and weeks, we will continue our efforts to set the record straight, and stop those whose prejudice against our sector is based on anecdotes, not facts. Already, we have sent a copy of our Letter to the Editor to nearly 2,000 education reporters around the country and published the letter on our website in addition to CCA’s blog and CCA’s Twitter and Facebook feeds. We are also distributing it to Capitol Hill and the Administration.
Our staff has worked tirelessly through the weekend to stand up for our students, our employees and our schools. We are continuing to reach out to the news media and members of Congress to ensure they have the complete information about the value of career higher education.
Below is a link to a copy of the letter we sent to the media on behalf of our 2.8 million students and over 200,000 employees. Also included is a detailed explanation of why we are taking on The New York Times that may help you explain to people how our sector and our students were so unfairly treated.
Click here to see Why CCA is taking on the New York Times and a copy of the letter mentioned above.
A true friend of CCST: Gov. Rick Perry
- Published 11/2/2009
Former CCST Chairman Jeanne Martin (Career Quest) recently joined Gov. Rick Perry during his visit to San Antonio, where they discussed the need for transfer of credit among all sectors of higher education and the positive impact career colleges and their graduates have on the Texas economy.
Pearson, Career Colleges & Schools of Texas Partner to Improve Student Success
- Published 10/14/2009
Customized MyFoundationsLab designed to improve student retention and achievement
AUSTIN, Texas—October 7, 2009—Pearson, the world’s leading education and technology company, and the Career Colleges & Schools of Texas (CCST) today announced a partnership designed to improve retention and achievement for students enrolled in job training programs at the state’s nearly 140 career colleges. The announcement was made during CCST’s annual meeting of career college educators, administrators and service providers in Austin.
CCA Responds to AP Story
- Published 08/24/2009
