On June 3, 2007, Wikipedia claimed, falsely, that the American Conservatory of Music is not accredited and is not the same school now, as it was before. It is obvious that this "instant editor" is not proficient in the English language. It is also obvious that the "contributor", by analysis of the origin of the "editor's" IP address, is an Asian individual. It is also obvious that Wikipedia has allowed an open relay proxy to vandalize its content, which is yet more proof that its content is not suitable as an encyclopedic resource worthy of time or intelligent consideration. A person has to wade through 'legitimate sounding' falsehoods in search of legitimate reference material and therefore has to possess enough prerequisite knowledge before being able to discern the truths from the falsehoods.
The American Conservatory of Music has never closed either in 1992 or ever. The American Conservatory of Music remains open to this day from its inception in the year 1886 to the present date of this release, July 4, 2007. If the "editors" of Wikipedia had consulted the historical archive of the Chicago Tribune, it is plainly manifest that it would be against the weight of ethical conduct to publish "information" lacking any kind of veracity. The readers of this release are invited to see for themselves that there is no basis of fact for the editors at Wikipedia.com to base their published statement, because it is plainly untrue.
In this particular instance, Wikipedia.com has allowed an individual "unqualified editor" to ignore the fact that the American Conservatory of Music is a Belizean accredited institution of higher learning that is affiliated with the Orthodox Church of Belize and answers to an ecclesiastical authority; a higher authority than most other universities and colleges are made accoountable. There is nothing unethical or educationally unsound with the American Conservatory of Music. It is an educational institution that established the accreditation standards that the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) lives by. In 1924, the NASM was founded through the instigation of John J. Hattstaedt, the founder of this venerable institution. As such, the Conservatory is a charter member of NASM, even though the Conservatory transferred its accreditation from NASM to the Swiss based agency, Registre International des Conservatoires de Musique. It is the Conservatory's view that international accreditation is superior to any US based accreditation model, because it is global in scope.
The American Conservatory of Music is domestically accredited by the State of Indiana in accordance with Indiana Law. The Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education does not accredit the Conservatory because that agency has no jurisdiction over ecclesiastically governed institutions. A valid state charter is properly known also as a valid accreditation. By its religious-based choice, the American Conservatory of Music does not participate in Federal or State funding of any kind; therefore, the Conservatory is not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a participant of the Federal Title IV Student Aid Program. The Conservatory does not believe that a student should encumber his or herself with educational debt. Conservatory students work their way through school. The Conservatory does not entangle itself in the affairs of secular government.