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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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The FTC said the University of Phoenix's ads sought to mislead prospective students by suggesting the school had close ties to Twitter, MGM and other large companies.

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University Of Phoenix Reaches $191 Million Settlement With FTC, Including Debt Relief

3:56pm December 10, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The school has 15 business days to inform eligible students, "You no longer owe any money to University of Phoenix. You don't have to do anything to get this relief."