We do have third party commenters and I understand that we do have a one recusal for this. Is that correct, Art? Arthur Keiser: Yes, I’m dropping off. Susan Phillips: Okay. See you later. So, with that let me invite the primary readers Jill or Cam, whichever of you wants to introduce the agency application to please take the mic. Jill Susan, this is Jill. And I’m happy to introduce the agency, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges -- ACCSC -- is an institutional accrediting agency that accredits 685 institutions. Located throughout United States, Puerto Rico and the district of Columbia. The agency schools offer certificate academic associate degrees, occupational associate degrees’ bachelor degrees’ masters, master’s degrees in distance education programs. Predominantly, an occupational trade and technical career areas. I’m going to summarize the recognition history of ACCSC because it’s gone through a number of iterations and changed monikers and mergers and so forth. It was previously known as the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. Prior to that, it had a different moniker and then, again, it came the Accrediting Commission of the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools called NATTS -- N-A-T-T-S -- which was originally recognized in 1967 by the then-Commissioner of Education. And in 1991, NATTS and the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools became part of the Career College Association. So, there was that merger. And then after that merger NATTS became known as the Accrediting
We do have third party commenters and I understand that we do have a one recusal for this. Is that correct, Art? Arthur Keiser: Yes, I’m dropping off. Susan Phillips: Okay. See you later. So, with that let me invite the primary readers Jill or Cam, whichever of you wants to introduce the agency application to please take the mic. Jill Susan, this is Jill. And I’m happy to introduce the agency, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges -- ACCSC -- is an institutional accrediting agency that accredits 685 institutions. Located throughout United States, Puerto Rico and the district of Columbia. The agency schools offer certificate academic associate degrees, occupational associate degrees’ bachelor degrees’ masters, master’s degrees in distance education programs. Predominantly, an occupational trade and technical career areas. I’m going to summarize the recognition history of ACCSC because it’s gone through a number of iterations and changed monikers and mergers and so forth. It was previously known as the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. Prior to that, it had a different moniker and then, again, it came the Accrediting Commission of the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools called NATTS -- N-A-T-T-S -- which was originally recognized in 1967 by the then-Commissioner of Education. And in 1991, NATTS and the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools became part of the Career College Association. So, there was that merger. And then after that merger NATTS became known as the Accrediting