Why did Columbia Pacific University close when it was a private institution?
The California private postsecondary education act of 1989 was brought in, in part, by a lobby from independent accredited institutions who were concerned that state approved private institutions were taking too much of their business. We have inferred this in part from comments by Spille and Stewart (1988: see Diploma Mills: Degrees of Fraud). The 1989 Act only allowed traditional curricula and disallowed anything innovative. In effect, the 1989 act created a hierarchy of learning and eradicated innovation. The 1989 act constructed approved institutions as ‘less than’, from then on describing them as to “meet minimum standards”. Under pressure the State turned its back on innovation, giving the rights to innovation to accredited schools only. For an interesting argument on perception and this two-tiered system see (article link provided shortly). According to the visiting committee which refused CPUs request for re-approval, CPU was unable to meet the new regulations. An independent c
