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The following is a letter dated April 26, 2006 from the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to Steve Bostic's counsel,
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, which Mr. Bostic provided to certain
stockholders of Career Education Corporation on April 27, 2006:
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[SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS LETTERHEAD]
April 26, 2006
Josephine Gregorio
Reference Librarian
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
30th Floor, Library
New York, NY 10281
Tel: (212) 504-6767
Fax: (212) 993-3667
Josephine.Gregorio@cwt.com
Dear Ms. Gregorio:
Receipt of your email of April 20, 2006, requesting information on violations by
American InterContinental University (AIU) between 1995 and 2001, is hereby
acknowledged. In developing our response, we assume that you are referring to
instances of non-compliance with accreditation standards of the Commission on
Colleges by AIU during the specified time period.
The Commission's position relative to the provision of specific information to
the public about an accredited institution is governed by its policy entitled,
"Disclosure of Accrediting Documents and Actions of the Commission on Colleges,"
a copy of which is attached. Section X, page 4, item "g" appears to be relevant
to your request. Upon review you will note from this item of the policy that we
can only reveal the date and nature of any negative actions taken by the
Commission, namely, the public sanctions of Warning and Probation, denial of
reaffirmation, denial of authorization of a candidacy committee, denial of
approval of substantive change, and the reasons for these actions while citing
specific areas of the Principles of Accreditation. During the time period of
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1995 to 2001 we know of no such negative actions taken by the Commission against
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AIU.
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Information about any possible issues of non-compliance with the Commission's
accreditation standards that did not result in negative actions can only be
released upon written permission granted by AIU to the Commission, or by an
appropriate subpoena, all consistent with the attached disclosure policy.
Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your query.
Sincerely,
Tom E. Benberg, EdD
Vice President