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Proposed Federal Regulations Designed To Force States To Regulate Online College Courses That Enroll Their Residents

by Michael Hackmer / Friday, 15 July 2016 / Published in Education

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which is part of the Office of Management and Budget, issued a proposed rule change in July (Notice: OIRA Conclusion of EO 12866 Regulatory Review and View Proposed Rule) that could potentially require states to regulate online college courses that their residents enroll in, even if the college institution is not psychically located in their state.

This rule could have a number of adverse impacts. For starters, it could force each institution to obtain approval from each state it has online students enrolled. If a school in Kansas offers an online supplemental class, for example, to a group of students, that class would have to be approved from each state each student in the class is officially a resident in. Not only is this heavily bureaucratic and costly, but it not guarantee there will be any additional safeguards to academic quality. It also could create problems for students who enroll in colleges or universities to take courses, only to discover that some of their courses have been rejected by one state but not others.

Right now, this type of regulation impacts all colleges and universities, as well as for-profit colleges, because the rule covers “institutional eligibility for participation in Federal student financial aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.” Since Federal student financial aid is the profitability life-line for almost every higher education institution, this proposed rule impacts all distance learning and correspondence schools.

One of the most difficult challenges for education reform are the requirements schools must face, either for accreditation or for Federal financial aid eligibility. The only change real education reform has, in my opinion, is for a school model to be built that does not require Federal financial aid enrollment or assistance for its students, and does not care about meeting accreditation standards, which could limit changes in curriculum structure.

 

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Michael Hackmer is the founder of Social Web Tactics (www.socialwebtactics.com), a digital marketing and sales agency focused on providing businesses and organizations the ability to connect with their audience using the latest and most effective digital technologies and tools. He has been a speaker, consultant and marketing strategist for over 15 years. He also has worked in federal and state government relations, and managed industry affairs and association membership. He has developed digital and strategic marketing campaigns for companies including: Adobe, Deltek, HP, K12, Red Hat, Strayer University and more. He has helped non-profits and corporations with marketing automation solutions. He is originally born in Boston, MA. Graduated Phillips Academy, Andover in 1994. Received his B.A. in Politics from The Catholic University of America in 1998. Michael lives in Ashburn, Virginia with his wife and daughter. He loves to run, swim and travel throughout South America.

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