Student Accuses Centura College Of Lying About Credentials

A laid off worker who enrolled in Virginia-based Centura College is accusing the for-profit school in a new lawsuit of misrepresenting its eligibility for federal student aid, according to a news report, http://tinyurl.com/2ey4zmy.    One of the allegations -- that the school's misrepresentations have dealyed the student's ability to "getback on his feet and reestablish his financial stability" -- points to a common problem for students who are harmed by misconduct at for-profit schools:   Students often lose the opportunity to pursue higher education because circumstances -- finanical and otherwise -- now preclude them from returning to the point they were at when they enrolled in the schools in the first place.

Westwood College Challenged By Its Accrediting Body

The Denver Post reports, http://tinyurl.com/3azk56x, that Westwood College -- one of the nation's fastest growing for-profit colleges -- is in trouble with its accrediting body.   The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges has notified Westwood that that its Denver North campus is on probation due to concerns about student achievement and employment, as well as "how the school handles student complaints and recruitment."   These are common problems in the for-profit education industry, and the accrediting body is to be applauded for undertaking this scrutiny.
If you have concerns about Westwood or another for-profit school with regard to its recruitment practices or its record of student achievement and employment, you can share your concerns with attorneys at The Googasian Firm, P.C. via e-mail at contact@googasian.com.

Corinthian Colleges Launches Marketing Campaign Against "Gainful Employment" Rule

An Orange County, California news report, http://tinyurl.com/2dmsodo, details the efforts of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. to oppose via a marketing campaign proposed federal rules that linking federal student aid to demonstrable success in program graduates gaining employment and repaying their loans.   It is no surprise that the for-profit sector would mount a marketing effort -- indeed, sales jobs are at the core of what these schools do to convincie working adults to incur huge debt to pursue what often prove to be empty promises.

The For-Profit College Scam -- Pocketing Tax Dollars and Subsidizing Economic Inequality

Here's a must-read investigative piece from the progressive site AlterNet:  http://tinyurl.com/263tmvy. Among the highlights:  The top-10 executives at for-profit schools earn an average of $7 million per year.

For-Profits Lobby Congressional Democrats

The Miami Herald reports, http://tinyurl.com/2d86gpo, that several members of Congress have received campaign contributions from for-profit shcools and thieir lobbying gouprs -- and signed onto a letter urging the U.S. Department of Education to put the brakes on a the proposed gainful employment rule that will pose a major problem for for-profit schools that sell overpromise and underdeliver in the expensive programs they sell.   ProPublica has a similar story, http://tinyurl.com/2854tqk, about lobbying money flowing in to influence the gainful employment rule.  And here's another fine story on the same important subject:  http://tinyurl.com/2587d4n.

Diploma Mills Can Be Dangerous Business

This article out of Libya, http://tinyurl.com/2ed4ezt, powerfully demonstrates how serious diploma mill scammers can be about plying their trade. . .

For-Profit Industry Huddles In New Regulatory Environment

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports, http://tinyurl.com/28xfam5, that an annual investors conference for the for-profit education industry is attracitng great interest at a turbulent time for those in the business of making money from selling education and traiing programs to adults.