US Department of Education



State Attorneys General and Federal Agency Settlements with SchoolsSchoolAgencySettlement dateSettlement amountFindingsAlta(Westwood College)CO-AGMarch 2012$4.5 millionProvided misleading information to students on job placement rates, tuition, and transferability of credits. Veterans were falsely told that their GI Bill benefits would cover the cost of tuition.a Alta(Westwood College)IL-AGNov. 2015$15 millionMisrepresented costs and employment opportunities in its criminal justice program.bAshworthFTCMay 2015$11 millioncMany programs did not meet state licensure requirements for those professions, including teachers and massage therapists, and the claims made about credit transfers were often not true.d ATIJusticeAug. 2013$3.7 millionMisleading recruiting practices at campuses in Texas and several other states.eBridgepoint (Ashford College)IA-AGMay 2014$7.5 millionMisleading recruiting practices.fBridgepoint(Ashford College)CFPBSept. 2016$31.5 millionMisleading private student loan interest ratesgCareer Education Corporation (Sanford Brown, Briarcliff, American Continental University, Colorado Technical University)NY-AGAug. 2013$10.25 millionSignificantly inflated job placement rates and provided misleading information about credit transfers.hDeVryFTCDec. 2016$100 millionMisled prospective students with ads that touted high employment success rates and income levels upon graduationiDeVryNY-AGJan. 2017$2.75 millionMisled prospective students about post-graduation salaries and the likelihood of finding a job.jDeVryMA-AGJuly 2017$455,000Mislead prospective students with deceptive claim that 90 percent of its graduates were employed in their field within 6 months of earning a degree.kEDMC(Argosy)CO-AGDec. 2013$3.3 millionFalsely claimed that PhD graduates could become licensed clinical psychologists even though its program was not accredited by the American Psychological Association.lEDMC (Art Institute)SF City AttorneyJune 2014$4.4 millionUsed illegal marketing practices, including providing misleading data on placement rates, actual or average salaries, and graduation/completion ratesm EDMCJusticeNov. 2015$95.5 millionViolated the Dept. of Education incentive compensation regulations.nEDMC40 state AGsNov. 2015$103 millionUsed misleading and deceptive recruiting practices.oEducation Affiliates(Fortis Institute and numerous other brands)JusticeJune 2015$13 millionMisrepresented job placement rates.pKaplanFL-AGJune 2014Misleading recruiting practices.qJusticeJuly 2015$1.3 millionUsed unqualified instructors who did not meet minimum Texas standards in its medical assisting program.rPremier Education Group(Salter College)MA-AGDec. 2014$3.75 millionMisrepresented job placement rates and used deceptive enrollment tactics.sSource: VES analysis of federal and state Attorneys General settlements with for-profit, chain-owned schools. a b cThe $11 million fine was waived because of the school’s inability to pay.d e f g h i l and htttp://denver/news/2013/12/05/argosy-university-pays-colorado-33m.html m n qThe Florida AG entered into a voluntary assurance of compliance with Kaplan. $file/KaplanAVC.pdf#sthash.YDI8hEsG.dpufr s ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download