On Jan. 15, 2019 the District of Columbia Higher Education Licensure Commission (HELC) evaluated 30 postsecondary non-degree (ND) and degree-granting (D) schools operating or desiring to operate in the District of Columbia on their ability to comply with licensure standards.   

The HELC protects the public against transient, unethical, deceptive and fraudulent educational institutions of higher education and assures quality by establishing standards in education, ethical business practices, fiscal responsibility, health and safety. The Commission investigates student complaints, serves as the State Approving Agency for veterans benefits and issues student transcripts from closed post-secondary schools.

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