Center for Excellence in Higher Education
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education is a Utah-based company that owns and manages Independence University, CollegeAmerica, Stevens-Henager College, and California College San Diego. The company is a nonprofit organization.
CEHE's college are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. The colleges were placed on probation in September 2018 due to ACCSC's concerns that "the inputs, resources, and processes of CEHE schools are designed and implemented in a manner that is not designed for student success."Philosophy
The company supports free-market ideas in higher education. Its stated purpose is "to educate the public about the state of higher education in America and help donors promote excellence in higher education through philanthropy". CEHE has as an area of particular focus of ensuring that gifts to universities and colleges are used in ways that are in accordance with the intent of the donors. It also supports efforts directed at the structural reform of higher education. It received its initial funding from the Marcus Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, and the John William Pope Foundation.
