Florida Approves $4 Million for New College Accreditation Body

Florida education leaders give thumbs up to new university accreditation plan

TALLAHASSEE — Higher-education leaders Friday backed a plan to form a new accrediting agency that Florida will help fund and oversee with university systems from five other states. The Florida university system’s Board of Governors approved creating the non-profit Commission for Public Higher Education, which would be an alternative to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, a longtime accrediting agency that has…

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University leaders have recently endorsed a proposal for a fresh accrediting entity, which would be financed and supervised by Florida and five other states’ higher education systems. The decision to form the new body, named the Commission for Public Higher Education, was confirmed by the Board of Governors for the Florida university system. This entity emerged as a substitute for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Co…

Florida approves $4 million for new college accreditation body

Florida is so far the sole member of the Commission for Public Higher Education.

Board of Governors approves new accreditor for Florida universities in win for DeSantis

The state of Florida's university system just approved a new accreditor, and it's another victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis' fight to overhaul academia.

Despite Reservations, Florida BOG Approves New Accreditor

The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors moved forward with plans to start a new accreditor. But the board has questions about how it will work. The Florida Board of Governors voted Friday afternoon to create a controversial new accrediting agency, in coordination with five other state university systems. The decision came after about an hour of heated discussion between board members and the State University System of Florida…

A new accreditor in Florida could rock higher education

The board overseeing Florida's public universities is set to vote Friday afternoon on whether to create a new accreditor. Five other southern states are on board