Westwood Accrediting Agency Conducting Campus Visit and Checking On Job Stats
Hi All,
We’ve learned that Westwood will be under scrutiny next week as the ACICS (Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools) visits its Denver North campus. This is the body that has given some of Westwood’s campuses their national accreditation. That is not the same as the regional accreditation they are seeking, but have yet to be granted.
The school said in an email to some graduates that it is “gearing up” for the ACICS visit. Part of that “gearing up” has included advising these graduates that ACICS might be calling them to verify their employment status. A Denver North Graduate Advisor explained it to students this way:
“You have been coded as working in field or in a related field, because you have used 30% of your degree in your post-graduation position, or you were hired based upon skills you learned within your degree (including general education courses).
