For-Profit Education, FTC Warnings

After Being Unfairly Characterized by Regulators, For-Profit Institutions Slowly Rebranding Image | Jeff Ifrah - JDSupra:  " . . . Most recently, the FTC has launched a campaign to warn veterans about for-profit education: “Colleges are there to help you, right? Hmm, not so fast. Not every school has got your back. Some for-profit schools may care more about boosting their bottom line with your VA education benefits. Some may even stretch the truth to persuade you to enroll, either by pressuring you to sign up for courses that don’t suit your needs or to take out loans that will be a challenge to pay off.” (http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/veterans-dont-get-schooled) “[S]ome schools manipulate the data or lie about how well their graduates fare.” (http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0395-choosing-college) . . ."

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