Morthland College In Illinois Closing Due To Funding Issues

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) -- An attorney for Morthland College says the southern Illinois school will be closing permanently.

Attorney Aaron Hopkins told The Southern Illinoisan that the college will be shuttering after operating for about seven years because it lacks funds to open in the fall.

The Department of Education blocked the school's access to federal student aid last year after an internal review.

The school had to spend its money upfront and then apply for reimbursement from the federal agency.

The department alleged the university worked with prep sports academies to get federal student aid for students at the sports academies who were registered in online classes and weren't regular students.

The state Board of Higher Education began an investigation that could've resulted in the revocation of the college's operating ability.
Morthland officials have denied all allegations.

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