Just in case you have not already written your letter to the CCE regarding its upcoming hearing with the United States Federal Government, here is a sample letter below that you can use.

E-mail your letter to: aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov 

Put the following in the Subject Line:
Written Comments re: Council on Chiropractic Education

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National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality & Integrity
Office of Postsecondary Education
United States Department of Education
1990 K Street, NW
Room 8060
Washington, DC 20006

RE: United States Department of Education (USDE) recognition of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) as a programmatic and institutional accreditor for institutions conferring the Doctor of Chiropractic degree. 

Dear Committee Members,

By way of this letter I am expressing my concerns regarding apparent violations of the Criteria for Recognition by the above stated agency found in 34 CFR Part 602.

It is my understanding that there exist conflicts of interest among the board members, commissioners, and evaluation team members of the CCE.  While they are supposed to represent the profession, nominees are vetted by an internal committee of the Council who use ambiguous criteria and then a decision is made by the people who already sit on the Council. This fosters in-breeding and the election of people who represent only one faction of the chiropractic profession. CCE should provide for an open, democratic, transparent selection process which involves all stakeholders, including educational institutions, faculty, students, and consumers. This is in apparent violation of 602.15(a)(6).  

In the area of Program Review it is my understanding that agencies regulated by the NACIQI must maintain a systematic program of review that demonstrates that its standards are adequate to evaluate the quality of the education or training provided by the institutions and programs it accredits and relevant to the educational or training needs of students. The CCE uses the terms “primary care physician” and “chiropractic primary care physician” without defining them in their own Standards document. More to the point, most procedures provided by a “primary care physician” are not within the scope of chiropractic practice in any jurisdiction. This is in apparent violation of 602.16(a)(1)(i).

Finally, the Criteria for Recognition state that recognized agencies must demonstrate that their standards are relevant to the educational or training needs of students. In that regard, the CCE Standards do not reflect the central nature of vertebral subluxation to chiropractic management, or state and federal laws in regards to its central role in the practice of chiropractic. This is in apparent violation of 602.21(a) 

I respectfully request that the Committee recommend deferral of a decision on the continuation of recognition of CCE as an accreditor for 12 months and require the CCE to apply principles of good governance including transparency, accountability, and meaningful participation for all factions within chiropractic.

Sincerely,

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