153 is correct. ACICS has always been a scam accreditor, for institutions that couldn't get that accredited elsewhere. Their reviewers also work in for profit ed, and have no genuine concern for standards, just that you can give them some reason to check off the boxes. They scratch our back and then when they are up for accreditation review and our employees are reviewers, we scratch theirs. The Dept of Ed probably doesn't care much either, but if there is something in writing (either an ACICS or Zenith policy) and this is breaking it, ED can remove financial aid. It's a Title IV requirement that you follow all of your policies (believe it or not -- I guess we haven't had that many whistleblowers).