After two decades of dwindling enrollment and financial struggles, Atlanta’s Morris Brown College is now fully accredited. The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACCS) voted this week to grant Morris Brown full accreditation.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) revoked Morris Brown’s accreditation in 2002, due mostly to financial mismanagement. Enrollment went from 2500 to about 40 students at one point. The college filed for bankruptcy in 2012 and sold some of its property to the city and Friendship Baptist Church to relieve some of its debt.
In 2019, the board of directors hired Kevin James to lead the floundering school. Since then, James has worked to secure funding, hire faculty and add degree programs. Now that it’s accredited, the school can also receive federal financial aid.
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