N.C. attorney general delivers death blow to embattled for-profit law school

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein on Tuesday informed the U.S. Education Department that Charlotte School of Law is no longer licensed to operate in the state and must close or face legal action.

The announcement arrives nearly a year after the department barred the for-profit college from receiving federal loans and grants for misleading students about their chances of passing the bar and its shaky accreditation with the American Bar Association.

Since then, the school has fought to keep its doors open through negotiations with the department. Things were looking up after the Trump administration said earlier this year that it would restore the law school’s access to federal student aid with conditions, but Education Department spokeswoman Liz Hill said the school is now ineligible without a license.

Charlotte School of Law, which did not immediately respond to requests for comment, can still apply for a new license through the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, the state’s higher-education regulator. The board had voted in June to approve a restricted license that required the school to regain access to federal student aid by Aug. 10. The law school asked for additional time to comply, but the board refused. Once the date passed, the license expired.

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