Olivet University, a bible college with national branches, faces closure in California and potential legal action due to alleged education violations, labor trafficking, and visa fraud.
Olivet University , a California-based bible college with branches in six states and the District of Columbia, faces new challenges to its ability to operate nationally. This comes as its accreditation and student visa-granting status come under scrutiny following the revocation of its permission to operate in California.
Founded by South Korean cleric David Jang in 2000, the university remains the subject of a labor trafficking and visa fraud probe by Homeland Security Investigations and could face charges, according to agency emails. On Sunday, a California Administrative Judge issued a decision against Olivet that ordered its closure on account of 14 education violations brought by California's Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE).The school issued a statement that day announcing its intent to appeal and its decision to file an application to operate under religious exemption in California. However, much of its ability to operate as a religious institution remains tied to its accreditation by the Association For Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). 'Substantially complies with ABHE's Institutional Accreditation Standards, including documentation of the appropriateness, rigor, and achievement of its stated student learning outcomes,' ABHE wrote in a February 2024 decision that extended Olivet's accreditation for a year
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