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BPPE reports progress stabilizing Connect rollout, steady licensing activity and increased inspections
Summary
The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education reported early progress stabilizing its new Connect system, appointed a new licensing chief, and showed increased inspection and enforcement activity in Q1, while student‑facing units expanded STRF and closure assistance.
The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education on Nov. 12 told its advisory committee that the agency is continuing efforts to stabilize Connect — the bureau’s new online system of record — while processing steady licensing activity and ramping up inspections and enforcement.
Manila Vongmeni, deputy bureau chief for licensing and administration, said the bureau has been resolving functionality and data conversion issues following Connect’s July go‑live and has temporarily reassigned analysts to support developers and system stabilization. She said institutional representatives’ accounts are expected to be created in early 2026, after which institutions will be able to submit assessments, pay fees, and eventually file applications online.
“We anticipate creating accounts for our approved and registered institutional representatives in early 2026,” Vongmeni said during the committee…
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