Guilford College risks losing accreditation, probation extended [Video]

FUELS,. GUILFORD COLLEGE’S PRESIDENT RESIGNED BACK IN DECEMBER. NOW THE INSTITUTION IS GOING THROUGH ITS SECOND YEAR OF PROBATION TO KEEP ACCREDITATION FOLLOWING FINANCIAL ISSUES. OUR SARAH SAUER SPOKE WITH THE INTERIM PRESIDENT AND A STUDENT ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND FOR NEW STUDENTS HOPING TO ONE DAY ENROLL AT GUILFORD COLLEGE. GUILFORD COLLEGE IS ON ACCREDITATION PROBATION, BUT THE INTERIM PRESIDENT TELLS US THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT CAMPUS IS CLOSING. CLASSES STARTED BACK THIS WEEK IN FULL SWING, WITH NO PLANS ON SLOWING DOWN. TRUSTEES ARE THE ONES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LONG TERM FINANCIAL VIABILITY OF THE SCHOOL, SO IT’S REALLY ON US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING THAT. THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS COMMISSION ON COLLEGES CITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND RESPONSIBILITY AS TWO AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCREDITED STATUS. THE EXTENSION, GIVEN IN DECEMBER …