Dive Summary:

• The federal government is investigating Tiffin University and Altius Education Inc. to determine if their joint online venture Ivy Bridge College violated federal student-aid rules via recruiting practices, loan policies or academic integrity issues. 
• Earlier this month, Tiffin's accreditor told the university to stop enrollments at Ivy Bridge, where more than 90% of the program's students received federal Pell Grants.
• The investigation is civil not criminal and may echo questions raised by Tiffin's accreditor, which described Tiffin's arrangement with Altius as "an apparent sale of accreditation to another entity."

From the article:

... Mr. Marion said Tiffin is happy to cooperate with the investigation. "We look forward to the opportunity to share whatever information is requested in order to demonstrate that Ivy Bridge College has operated with high levels of integrity and within all rules and regulations required," he said in an interview on Wednesday. "We feel very confident that everything that we've done was appropriate and met federal financial-aid guidelines and every other kind of standard." ...