What does the federal government think is its role in holding institutions of continuing and distance education accountable?
M.P. Except for grant programs, such as FIPSE, the only interest of the federal government is insuring the integrity of the federal student aid programs. The Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (and now under consideration for reauthorization) provides the framework institutions must adhere to in order to become and stay eligible for federal student aid. The regulations implementing the Act provide the detailed requirements. Currently, the approach to accountability is to limit the amount of distance education an institution can provide and still maintain its eligibility to 50% of courses or 50% of students. Institutions that offer education by correspondence are not eligible at all. This limitation was passed in the 1992 Amendments. I don’t believe there are any limitations on continuing education as long as at least 50% of it is provided onground. The Distance Education Demonstration Program was authorized in the 1998 Amendments. I provides waivers of the 50% rules and some other
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