ACICS stated they plan to appeal the DOE decision. Problem here is that over 50% of ACICS schools are well into the application phase of moving to a new accreditor and that will soon choke the funding source for ACICS to fund any legal actions. Many of the "big schools" ITT, Corinthian are gone and therefore not paying ACICS fees. It is only a matter of time before ACICS drops the fight, accepts the sins of their past, and help schools and their students move to a more secure future with another accreditor.
RIP