Trade School Scams Online Resource Center

Due to the large volumes of calls and emails we've received regarding fraudulent trade schools, we've created this page to try and provide helpful information about the cases we've handled and schools we are investigating. Please bookmark this page to stay current as we continue to update it with new information.

5/25/11 Huffington Post: For-Profit Colleges Spend Much Less Time on Educating Students than Public Universities
5/25/11 Bloomberg: For-Profit College Costs Surpass Nonprofit Peers in U.S. Study
DOE study on post-secondary education
2/15/11: The Chronicle of Higher Education: For-Profit Colleges Show Increasing Dependence on Federal Student Aid
12/15/10: Kentucky Office of the Attorney General: Attorney General Conway Announces Investigation of For-Profit Schools
12/15/10 Denver Post: Westwood College Placed on State Probation
12/14/10 Courier Journal: Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway may take action on for-profit colleges
12/14/10 Bloomberg: Wall Street Hurts Education at For-Profit Colleges
12/10/10 Chronicle of Higher Education: Online & For-Profit Colleges Face Beefed-Up Audits from Education Department
12/9/10 Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges (ACCSC) Public Notice of Probation
11/29/10 ProPublica: Ex-Admissions Officer at For-Profit College Testifies About School's Tactics
11/22/10 Bloomberg: For-Profit Colleges May Lose U.S. Aid Over Violations
11/14/10 Chronicle of Higher Education: Compensation of 30 Private College Presidents Topped 1-Million in 2008
11/10/10 Bloomberg: Executives Collect $2 Billion Running U.S. For-Profit Colleges
11/9/10 New York Times: Scrutiny Takes Toll on For-Profit College Company
11/8/10 Sacramento Bee: Federal Loans and For-Profit Colleges in California
11/8/10 Sacramento Bee: Student Loan Default Rates at Local Colleges
11/7/10 Sacramento Bee: Profit-Making Colleges Work to Avoid Tougher Regulation
11/6/10 Sacramento Bee: Private Trade School Students Pile Up Debt Across Sacramento Region
Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff helps trade school employees recover substantial sums on behalf of the government under Federal Whistleblower Statutes
For-Profit Colleges Potentially Cheating Taxpayers out of Millions of Dollars in Student Financial Aid Funding
CONSUMER ALERT: Students Scammed by Unaccredited Ultrasound Tech Schools
CONSUMER ALERT: For-profit Colleges & Trade Schools Scamming Students

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