For-Profit Education Investigation

Some for-profit institution recruiters caught still offering false assurances.

[@lonewolfnh89]

I cringe whenever someone tells me they're attending the University of Phoenix. It's sad because people are so desperate to have a respectable job and make a good earning that they'll just believe in any scam.

[@leninaquino1493]

fitty6pickemup MAGA

[@antmagor]

What really disgusts me is the university of phoenix offers courses online to soldiers in the military (I don’t know if they still do, this would’ve been back in 2012, 2013 somewhere around there), For everything a soldier goes through they should have the right to A degree they can do something with. Honestly is nothing sacred.

[@lillettesam]

It should be illegal to profit from education.

[@lillettesam]

Noah King agreed.

[@dogguy8603]

So you want to ban Harvard, Stanford, Yale, etc?

[@advcss]

@@dogguy8603 Those schools are all non-profits. For-profit isn't just an arbitrary term you can apply to any private school.

[@kriziaaldana]

I took a few classes at the University of Phoenix, and I learned NOTHING. I wasted so much time and now I owe tons of money.

[@roryh2241]

I’m so sorry

[@keciaaskew5166]

@kriziaaldana I’m so sorry about your experience. I’ve attended Grand Canyon University. And I’ve learned nothing, also I’m in student loan debt.

[@zap296]

@@keciaaskew5166 may i ask why u attended the school when its literally a "for profit" type???

[@keciaaskew5166]

@@zap296 One of my coworkers told me about Grand Canyon university. I’ve applied and everything. But I’ve gotten my bachelor’s degree in 2022. I was a fool by not doing any research about Grand Canyon university.

[@keciaaskew5166]

@@zap296 An old co worker told me about Grand Canyon University.

[@theotherway1639]

Most of the big for-profit colleges, like Colorado Technical University, University of Phoenix, and Devry prey on low income borrowers. The business model is simple, openly enroll the people who have access to Title IV funding and Pell Grant. 90% of the revenue these colleges make comes from federal funding...aka your tax dollars. The problem is...people don't graduate from these schools, so the return on investment for society is zero. Colorado Technical University's graduation rate is around 28%, and most of those who do graduate can't get legitimate jobs in their field of study - because employers don't want to hire someone who attended an online for profit college. Just look up their financial statements....most of the school's revenue goes to Admissions and Marketing and settling lawsuits, not student services or education. It's a brilliant business model, if you're Dr. Evil.

[@iamcleaver6854]

Why don't you have free selective universities like every European nation?

[@sabrina.natalie]

@@iamcleaver6854 - I’ve been wondering the same thing. The United States still has a long way to go. We need universal free healthcare, free colleges, better maternity leave, better education overall - especially when it comes to elementary schools and middle schools, better prison reform, etc. The United States isn’t progressive when it comes to many things, unfortunately.

[@brauliogomez6416]

One of my coworkers is going to UOP, she is graduating soon and she already owns 80k, that's totally crazy, she thinks she is gonna get a 100k job to pay off her student loans after she graduate.. I feel bad for her.

[@lonewolfnh89]

i attended sacramento state for 7 years and owe half that (around 44k). 80K from a training school, that's really terrifying

[@hardcyd3r]

🤯 WTF. My loans are only $17k (got grants) for 4 years....I couldn't imagine owing that much!! 😨🤯🤯

[@directorbeau]

@@lonewolfnh89 I'm about to graduate from sac state. No debt! Way better than these for profit scams.

[@lonewolfnh89]

@@directorbeau These scams make their money by accepting everyone and getting the people take out loans with a high interest rate. Get them in get them out.

[@Casual_Talk]

I wouldn't feel bad for her. That's why you have to be smarter and do background check.

[@osvaldoperezoso]

Everyone knows Phoenix "University: is NOT a real degree.

[@MagicGamer69]

+Alexei Romanov wait its not i got a degree there......so its just a scam......

[@tthoma12]

exactly!

[@Debra1531]

It's not a scam because I can say we actually work our butts off at UOPX I've been working like crazy the fact is 40% of employers know it's an actual degree where the other half is use to Brick and Mortar, it just means people that believe these degrees are fake hasn't tried going to UOPX so they only know what they say and not the facts. In all honesty people keep going for degrees where there aren't any jobs such as jailers, psychiatrist, communications, etc., computers is where most jobs exist now a days and most go for things that no one is looking for at the moment.

[@tthoma12]

Debra Arnold I hope you know that UoP was facing sanctions from the Dept of Education

[@lonewolfnh89]

they're being sued by post graduates and investigated by the government.

[@hekz27]

Ironic, the ad before this video was from University of Phoenix

[@RoyalDog214]

True, although Community College will only offer an Associate Degree. Most people go to a university because they want a Bachelor, but because of tough requirements they're using For Profit as an outlet.

[@AmberBocks3000]

Some community colleges now have agreements with universities to offer bachelors degrees now that students can do online work. The offerings are slim, but this is a positive change especially in rural areas where higher ed schools are few and far between.

[@mad3739]

Wait hold up. So in the west community colleges only offer Associate Degrees!? 😮 Associate degrees in my country are only offered in Vocational schools that are either for profit or government regulated and they are mostly just hospitality degrees.

[@Chula92]

I went to Jersey School of Nursing!! I ran from that place but still owe money... I’m still hurting from it. For profits are TERRIBLE 😞

[@Shannete572]

Me too I am in the same boat

[@blackericdenice]

I signed up for truck driving school in 2001. I told them i was a felon. They said there were companies that would hire me. When I finish school. The job placement people said I should not have signed up. No good trucking company will hire me. 3 months later a company in Sue Falls South Dakota wanted me. I live in Atlanta, Georgia so I said Hell to da naw. The good news is I’ve been driving for a good company for 11 years now.

[@bluecafe509]

Save your money or do schooling in something that will actually amount to something at a serious school. The Art Institute will take your money and leave you in debt.

[@nema1218]

Run from these schools!

[@HollowHill17]

recruiters lying to applicants is soo bad it should be criminal

[@antmagor]

Long story short a for profit university is not a university. You may as well just use Wikipedia, sure it won’t get you any accreditation but you won’t be saddled with a student debt that you’ll never pay off.

[@Svetlana-says-it-as-it-is.]

antmagor 😁👍🏾

[@itr0863]

going to a school located in an abandoned strip mall and you wonder why something isn't right? hahaha. any bad things that people experience at for profit colleges deserve all bad things. lesson learned.

[@bensimmons6149]

True

[@bhahn1986]

"One reason is we're making mistakes..." Translation: We got caught. "For whatever reason...somebody is doing things wrong too widespread..." Translation: We know what the problem is, but we don't want the public to know. "We're going to change that." Translation: We're going to punish who got caught as a warning for others to be more subtle. I suppose that this unscrupulous behavior is an effect of basic motivational policies encouraging deception.

[@iamcleaver6854]

Why not just make selective government payed programs like almost every European country..?

[@dazedvirgo5828]

Aren't all colleges for profit? Everyone gets a debt, no matter the school.

[@af98]

I'm currently going through going back into education while working. All I'm gonna say is please dont take shortcuts. So basically dont choose a course that won't really get you to where you want to be, but you'll be working in a stable industry. I find that most people struggle to stay on their course when they're not fully committed or if they know theres a good chance they won't get a good job. The other thing is don't just join a university that tells you what you want to here. It sounds like it's a bit more complicated to understand eligibility to go into certain careers in the US. Where I live in the UK its alot easier. But just make sure you do alot of research and get a second opinion too even if it's on social media sites like reddit. Which actually can help.

[@GermantownFamily]

Find out why this college ranked the way it did. The longer the bar, the better the college performed. Green bars show a better than average ranking. Yellow is about average and red is below average. Overall, Southern New Hampshire University is ranked 1,125 out of 1,383. This means that about 81% of the colleges in o rank as well or better than SNHU

[@Charliesonbaahsonsky]

Online school is not fast track, it is really hard.

[@moonshine399]

I study in South America ( Colombia) and I dont think that the education here is bad . I mean Alexandra Olaya Castro, Llinas , Gabriel Garcia Marques , Patarroyo , Salomón Hakim ...etc for some reason they are so good , (or they were) . And if u compare costs ..believe me, is really cheap. U just have to pay ( private university ) $18.000 per year and if is a public university ...4.000 per year .

[@SLCUT2000]

Frustrated!! Corruption!!

[@uechiblu3000]

There is a joint complaint against EDMC (which includes Phoenix, Art Institute, etc.)

[@airforcemax]

try to Follow The Money to know Who Eventually Benefits And How

[@kayla0002134266654]

Traditional colleges do the same thing but are “accredited” to give you peace of mind.

[@bensimmons6149]

So a medicine degree is a scam?

[@SLCUT2000]

I hope not have any problem when I apply for Art Institute next year. I want to be a photographer in that school in Minnesota. thanks for the warnings.

[@cg2158]

What about Chamberlain school of nursing?

[@NONENONENONE123]

This kind of video is TV industry people should made... Great topic.... Shut down some school like Devry, Kaplan, etc.. The only program they can make is standardized test preps..nothing else..

[@GermantownFamily]

I wonder why they do not do this with non=profits

[@reiw.7358]

I'm not sure how big Remington College is but I think it'd be pretty easy for the people who work/attend school there to ID the instructor working there.

[@thekaerichtexas]

Wow, this is terrible. You absolutely cannot work in law enforcement with a felony. Also u don't need college to be a corrections officer, police officer or deputy. It's a waste of time and money, all u need is a high school Diploma.

[@SLCUT2000]

I am going to Ai in Minnesota next year May '14 i want to be a photographer. But there are rumors about those schools :(

[@wizpro]

Gosh! Folks are brazen!! Still amazes me how brazen folk can be....still....smh

[@AllPro777]

They didn't return your calls because verifying credit transfer is not the job of accreditation departments. Also, no school is going to verify transfer credits without you having an official transcript sent to them first. Lastly, and please don't take this the wrong way, but your punctuation coupled with the fact that you don't seem to know how to spell the word 'college' correctly, is going to get you laughed at when trying to apply to any school.

[@uky1985]

You're right.

[@realcukiemonster]

While you are correct, I would like to point out that "the government" are the ones allowing students attending these for-profit colleges to take out federal loans to attend them. While non-profit and state schools can be just as nasty and misleading, chances are your debt isn't going to be anything compared to what it is going to be after you attend a for-profit school. My degree would have costed me 82k at devry. Better 15k for a useless degree than 82k if you ask me.

[@jdaniels161]

That's it Im going to my state college for my education! (Walking Away Mumbling) Can't believe this ****, got the nerve to to rip hard working students off afte.......... (Gone)

[@LighthouseProductions2]

JineVune or dont go to college period

[@bensimmons6149]

Coyote Willie what if he wants be a lawyer or doctor?

[@jtoumai]

That's what I did - well, I got the associate's and am on my way!

[@SLCUT2000]

Well i have another choice oil driller in utah instead Ai...

[@SLCUT2000]

would you study in any college? If you do with one?

[@lymarie1974]

please tell me where anyone can get a (free) education? nowhere. a student will be in debt with any school they decide to go to. university or for profit. it's called competition.

[@wrkin90044]

Yes you're right going to college most of the time leaves you with a debt, BUT for profit colleges don't offer real education. Their degrees are useless and top notch companies don't take them serious. Going to a for profit school will leave you with a debt like you went to medical school. Except when you go to medical school you're actually able to pay it off because medical school graduates will make way more than a for profit school graduate. And that's just the truth. Stay away from these for profit colleges! They're useless and a waste of money and time.

[@directorbeau]

Military service free tuition

[@AllPro777]

Actually, I'm pretty successful, enough that I could wipe my butt with $2,000 a day if I wanted to, so don't flatter yourself. You probably wouldn't even qualify to be my company's janitor. And this isn't a matter of who is smarter. I'm just telling you that if you send letters like you type, you'll be laughed at. Also, I do have to question your intellect if you thought you could send a letter to major universities and have them work for you like they're on your payroll, smh. Get real.

[@realcukiemonster]

Right!

[@realcukiemonster]

Bull crap. I went to Devry, while they do allow you to go at any pace you want they are NOT hard.

[@louisusa100]

It's the exact same reason timeshares aren't illegal be cause the crooks at the top make a fortune off it!

[@SLCUT2000]

I hope have good luck in Art Institute of Minnesota next year.