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This section contains information that will be useful to prospective, current, or former proprietary school students.

	Consumer Assistance Consumer Assistance Bulletin: How Do I Choose A Proprietary School? From the USDE, Thinking About Going To A Career College Or Technical School? What do I need to know about getting loans to pay for my education? Student Loans: Avoiding Deceptive Offers and How to Spot Deceptive Private Loan Practices How To Apply for Federal or State Student Financial Aid The Student Guide to Federal Financial Aid Office of Inspector General Alerts USDE Office of Postsecondary Education Massachusetts Approving Agency for Veteran's Training Student's Guide to Transfer Credit Do you need to improve your English skills, obtain a GED, or simply improve your academic skills prior to enrolling in a private occupational school? Please call the Massachusetts Literacy Hotline for help finding a program http://www.sabes.org/hotline/.
	Schools by Program While the Department is not currently able to provide lists of schools that offer particular programs, below are links to organizations that do. Please be sure that any private occupational school approved by another organization is also currently licensed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Department does not licensed degree-granting schools, high schools, or educational collaboratives; therefore, the lists below may contain organizations not licensed by the Department. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools Massachusetts Department of Public Safety MAPCS
	School Accreditations and Accrediting Agencies Private occupational schools licensed or registered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education may only advertise accreditations from agencies approved by the U.S. Department of Education. For a listing of USDE approved accrediting agencies, please visit the Office of Postsecondary Education's (OPE) web-site. Please note that when looking up a school or an accrediting agency on OPE's web-site, you must use the exact name. Here are links to several of the agencies that accredit Massachusetts private occupational schools: Accrediting Agencies Recognized for Titile IV Purposes Overview of Accreditation and lists of Accrediting Agencies Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) Accrediting Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
	Students Currently Attending Proprietary Schools Filing A Complaint Against an Open Proprietary School or Teacher Internship Opportunities
	Students of Closed Proprietary Schools Filing A Claim for Restitution Against a Closed Proprietary School Obtaining Records or Transcripts from a Closed Proprietary School
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last updated: July 30, 2008

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