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Edison College placed on accreditation probation

Edison State College has been placed on probation for a year by its accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

The ruling means SACS will extend Edison's current accreditation but has opted not to renew it until college officials make changes.

The Southwest Florida campus was found to be out of compliance with the commissions academic rules.

Edison ran into trouble last year when it was found that the school and been substituting electives for core classes, which allowed students to graduate without completing their degree requirements. Other problems included employing too few full-time faculty members, and placing unqualified people into academic leadership rules.

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Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University and Florida State University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master's in Professional Communication. Lynn has been with WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas.  She has worked with several organizations, including Kaiser Health News.  Lynn has also partnered with USC-Annenberg's Center for Child Wellbeing on the nationally acclaimed series "Committed," which explored the prevalence of involuntary commitment use on children.
She serves on the board of RTDNA and the United Way of the Big Bend, with previous service on the board of the First Amendment Foundation of Florida.

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