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Ron Johnson: “Accreditation agencies really are a barrier to entry for…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Chairman Johnson's full remarks at HSGAC hearing on education and student achievement

Published | Video Starts at 27:36

And I think the good news is that we are moving, Senator, to your point, we're moving away from a place where we believe that every college has to be made of brick, have … Accreditation agencies really are a barrier to entry for additional entrants [in higher education]. … break that monopoly and figure out a different model of terms of accreditation, possibly certification? I mean, our previous witnesses were talking about certifying courses versus necessarily accrediting a degree. (27:36–27:44)

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Asserts that accreditation agencies hinder the entry of new institutions into the higher education market.

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