Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Welcome to the online portal for the ACICS Centennial! This will serve as a single destination for all information related to 2012, the agency’s Centennial year. Please continue to visit this page to learn more about the events and activities ACICS-accredited schools are planning to celebrate this historic occasion.

Since 1912, ACICS has proudly served a leading role in helping students gain access to post-secondary education that prepares them to participate in the nation's economic enterprise. ACICS colleges and schools reach far and wide, providing career education to more than 800,000 students in eight countries, 49 states and territories, and the District of Columbia, in fields ranging from allied health to culinary arts to information technology, and more.

We are thrilled to kick-off the Centennial year with the first in a series of policy forums in our nation’s capital, and will continue the momentum throughout the year with regional events, including the first-ever membership-wide Community Service Week. Finally, we will cap off 100 years of advancing excellence in education at the ACICS Centennial Conference and Leadership Gala in November 2012.

Thank you for your continued support of ACICS. We are proud to mark this important milestone in accreditation history, demonstrating the longevity and success of the sector, and its extraordinary contributions to students and communities nationwide.

Sincerely,

Jill A. DeAtley, Chair, Centennial Committee
Albert C. Gray, Executive Director and CEO

What is the ACICS Centennial?

Kicking off in December 2011, the Centennial year will offer schools an opportunity to:

• Celebrate the history of ACICS and its contributions to higher education in the United States and abroad.
• Recognize the evolution of the agency over time in order to remain responsive to education trends.
• Educate external constituencies on the agency’s long, rich legacy of quality, integrity, strength and stability.

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Centennial Stories: From the Beginning

On a stormy evening in Chicago 1912, the president of Capital City Commercial College in Des Moines, Iowa summoned 22 administrators from other business schools to the Hotel LaSalle to talk about ethical standards for operating their institutions. His name was Benjamin Franklin Williams, and his legacy of integrity is the foundation of the organization known today as ACICS.

Read About the History of ACICS and Other Centennial Stories 

Upcoming Events

Stay up-to-date on Centennial events taking place throughout the year, including local celebrations, ACICS Community Service Week, state career college association meetings, and more. In November, we will recognize distinguished honorees and celebrate our one hundred years of advancing excellence in education during the Centennial Gala in Las Vegas.

View the Calendar of Centennial Events 

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