Sage College closes doors amid dispute over accreditation
Hundreds of students enrolled in court-reporting and paralegal training classes at Sage College were left in a lurch Tuesday, when owners of the for-profit school closed the business two weeks before the end of the quarter due to a long-simmering accreditation issue.
Sage College officials say the action came in response to the school’s accrediting agency, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, losing its authority under a U.S. Department of Education decision last month.
“Effective immediately, it is with great sadness that we announce the closure of Sage College,” the company emailed students late last week. “This situation affects every school that was formerly approved by ACICS. It is not Sage College specific in any way.”
Jilted students are upset that other schools accredited by the council managed to stay open. They said Sage College withheld information and in some cases continued to collect federal student loan funds and tuition payments as recently as a few days before closing.
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