During the administration of President Barack Obama, a series of federal investigations and lawsuits were initiated against for-profit education companies.
[9][10] Some of the largest companies in the sector collapsed under the weight of the regulations, charges of impropriety, and related legal actions.
[11] In 2016, APSCU changed its name to Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), a move association leaders said better reflected the evolving membership of the organization.
[12] President Donald Trump and his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos dismantled many of Obama's actions targeting for-profit colleges.
[13][14] After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, CECU named former Democratic congressman Jason Altmire as its president.