How a College Accrediting Agency Failed To Protect Students From a Decade of Fraud Download the PDF here. The accreditor responsible for overseeing colleges operated by the Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE) was not exactly asleep at the wheel. Yet it arrived at the only logical destination—yanking approval for colleges operated by the corporation—years later than it should have. Related During a 13-year period starting in 2008, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) raised concerns more than 30 times that colleges affiliated with CEHE were potentially failing to meet standards for quality, honesty, and other attributes crucial to students and taxpayers alike. And yet, CEHE never fixed the vast majority of these problems. ACCSC was not the only one to find problems or take action. A state agency and several federal government agencies also alleged wrongdoing by the colleges—including an accusation from the U.S. Department of Justice about illegal recruiting practices. More months and years passed. Meanwhile, officials with one of the colleges blamed the problems on the “ethnic culture” of students.