The original purpose of Kepler was to create an actual accredited college that incorporated astrology into its curriculum, so as to be able to award diplomas in astrological studies. I would beg to differ with the first sentence though. What this appears to mean, in effect, is that the long term goal now is simply to turn Kepler into a “vocational program” (read ‘trade school’), since its clear that they will not be able to get the program accredited. The Kepler Board has voted to develop a vocational program for the future that keeps the core of our undergraduate curriculum and mission alive as well as to explore making alliances with other accredited colleges. We are developing plans to morph Kepler into a different position within the field of astrological education.
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The Board, Administration and Faculty are all committed to a brighter future for astrological studies within higher education and our mission of providing professional level education for astrologers. Please know that we do not see this as the death of Kepler. The announcement attempts to end on a positive note, claiming that this is not the death of the college: Obviously they have opted for the latter, although apparently they have to petition the state education board in order to be able to do even this, and its not clear what the odds of success are with that petition. Or in other words, ‘either we close now, or we close in a couple of years once a few of our current students finish up the degree programs that they’ve already started’. By Washington State law, this leaves us with two options for our degree program: petition for a teach-out and then closure or immediate closure now. The gist of the announcement boils down to this statement though:Īt this point, Kepler College cannot meet either the financial or accreditation requirements of authorization. Additionally, new laws require them to get a letter from the President of an accredited college stating that the majority of Kepler’s credits are transferable, which totally isn’t going to happen because they’re not. The general synopsis is that times have been tough financially due to the economy, and since Kepler can neither finance its program nor gain accreditation, it is not going to be able to get reauthorized to issue degrees by the state board when the school has a reapply in March. I received the announcement today by email, although an abbreviated version was also posted on Kepler’s website and it can be read here. Thus while Kepler may continue on as some sort of trade school, any aspirations for creating a legitimate college – which was the goal all along – are effectively dead, and the school that once was is over. Additionally, as the announcement today says, after having tried and failed to gain accreditation for a certain period of time, eventually the ability to grant diplomas from the Higher Education Coordinating Board of Washington State is revoked, which is apparently what is about to happen now with Kepler. Without accreditation, diplomas from Kepler are generally not recognized by other colleges, and credits earned at Kepler are not transferable.
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Kepler was authorized by Higher Education Coordinating Board of Washington State to grant AA, BA and MA degrees based on their curriculum, which is primarily focused on astrology, although over the past several years the school has tried and failed to achieve full accreditation from a national accrediting board. The announcement confirmed rumors that had been circulating around the astrological community recently when it was announced that they had canceled their current school term, which was supposed to have begun last week. Today the President of Kepler College, Enid Newberg, sent out an announcement effectively saying that the school will be closing down in the near future.
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