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In this 2009 photo, Stephen Cox (left), Mike Forte (center), and Maria Gallo (right), all medical students then, were busy studying a cadaver in the lab at Rocky Vista University's Parker, Colo., campus. Rocky Vista, a for-profit institution, last month r

Once Banned, For-Profit Medical Schools Are On The Rise Again In The U.S.

4:44pm June 07, 2021

by Victoria Knight

Montana is one of only four states without a medical school, and two groups with different financial models hope to remedy that. One plans a for-profit school, but critics say students may suffer.

The Department of Veterans Affairs blocked the University of Phoenix, Perdoceo Education Corp., Bellevue University and Temple University from enrolling GI Bill students after the Federal Trade Commission laid enormous penalties on them for deceptive adve

Trump Administration Clears For-Profit Colleges To Register Veterans Again

2:15pm July 16, 2020

by Quil Lawrence

The Department of Veterans Affairs is no longer blocking several for-profit schools that the Federal Trade Commission penalized for deceptive advertising from enrolling GI Bill students.

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American InterContinental University, a Career Education Corp. school, is seen in Los Angeles in 2004. CEC has entered into a half-billion dollar settlement with state attorneys general over recruitment practices.

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Nearly 180,000 Students Won't Have To Repay Loans From For-Profit Higher Ed Company

7:24pm January 03, 2019

by Ian Stewart

Under a settlement with state attorneys general, Career Education Corp. won't collect some $493 million. It also will be more transparent about the costs and benefits of its programs.

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For-Profit College That Is Shutting Down Has Greensboro Campus

10:50pm December 06, 2018

by Paul Garber

One of the nation's largest for-profit colleges announced this week that it was shutting down locations across the country.

For-Profit College Chain, Education Corporation of America, Announces Shutdown

6:05pm December 06, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

ECA has been mired in financial troubles and on Wednesday officials said most of its campuses will close by the end of the month. The decision leaves about 20,000 students in the lurch.

Education

Email Suggests South University In High Point To Close

7:57am July 02, 2018

by Associated Press

For-profit colleges are expected to shut down three campuses in North Carolina cities before the end of the year.

For-Profit And Online Education: What's Going On?

6:00am December 21, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Even as regulations weaken, for-profit colleges struggle to stay afloat.

For-profit colleges have faced federal and state investigations into their aggressive recruiting tactics.

How For-Profit Colleges Sell 'Risky Education' To The Most Vulnerable

3:09pm March 27, 2017

Tressie McMillan Cottom worked in enrollment at two for-profit colleges, but quit because she felt uncomfortable selling students an education they couldn't afford. Her new book is Lower Ed.

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What Former Employees Say ITT Tech Did To Scam Its Students

1:25pm December 07, 2016

by Rowan Moore-Gerety

Here are the accounts from several former employees and students about what happened behind closed doors at ITT Tech to lure students into expensive loans that rarely paid off.

Early last month ITT Tech closed its doors on nearly 40,000 students before they could graduate. Where are they now?

Where Are The 40,000 Students ITT Tech Left Behind When It Closed?

5:27pm October 04, 2016

by Kirk Carapezza

Community and nonprofit colleges across the country are recruiting former ITT Tech students who face a tough decision: roll the dice on transferring credits, or lose them all for debt relief.