For-profit North Coast College plans to shutter in August

Higher Ed Dive

Ben Unglesbee

April 26, 2024

Dive Brief: 

• The North Coast College, a for-profit in Ohio, plans to close at the end of August after years of financial struggles and accreditation issues.

• In a letter posted to North Coast’s website, President Milan Milasinovic said the college will shutter Aug. 30 after 58 years in business.

• “The decision to close the college comes after careful consideration of various factors, including shifts in educational landscapes and evolving community needs,” Milasinovic said.

Dive Insight: 

North Coast’s accreditor, Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, put the institution on probation beginning in 2022.

At the time, ACCSC found that North Coast did not meet its standards on management, financial structure, student achievement and required reports, and said that the college “failed to demonstrate successful student achievement” in any of its reportable programs.

Among other issues, North Coast failed to provide financial statements to ACCSC. At the time, the college blamed the pandemic, telling the accreditor that its “inability to conduct annual audits 2020 and 2021 on time is a direct result of a national emergency.”

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