The National Association for College Admission Counseling may soon revise or delete several rules from its code of conduct to satisfy federal investigators who believe the code may run afoul of antitrust laws, the news site Inside Higher Ed reported Tuesday.

NACAC notified members last week that it was considering the changes because of an investigation by the Department of Justice into whether adherence to the code violates antitrust laws by limiting student choice. Among other things, the code prohibits colleges from offering financial incentives to students during the admissions process and discourages those same institutions from wooing students already committed to other colleges.

"Approving these measures is in the best interest of NACAC and its members and an essential step to help bring closure to a two-year, ongoing investigation by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice," the association said in a letter to members.

The group said the changes, which will be considered at its upcoming national conference, would represent a "good-faith compromise" with DOJ and mitigate other actions the agency might take. Failure to make the changes "would have serious negative consequences for NACAC's finances and ability to operate."

The changes must be approved by the association's members. However, Inside Higher Ed noted that NACAC members have rarely rebuffed its leaders. http://bit.ly/2jSIWQq

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