For-Profit Schools

‘A Rip-Off’: Students Secure a Final Settlement Against Walden University

A $28.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the university helped create a fresh precedent for prosecuting predatory advertising in for-profit education.

By Zach Montague and Erica L. Green

Colleges and Universities Education Department (US) For-Profit Schools internal-truncator Navient Corporation Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Student Loans Warren, Elizabeth

There’s a Program to Cancel Private Student Debt. Most Don’t Know About It.

A nonprofit group is publicizing the relief program that Navient, a large lender, created for students who attended for-profit schools that misled them.

By Stacy Cowley

Colleges and Universities Education Department (US) For-Profit Schools internal-truncator Navient Corporation Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Student Loans Warren, Elizabeth

Navient Will Cancel Private Student Loans. Most Don’t Know About It.

A nonprofit group is publicizing the relief program that Navient, a large lender, created for students who attended for-profit schools that misled them.

By Stacy Cowley

Colleges and Universities Community Colleges Content Type: Service For-Profit Schools Labor and Jobs Personal Finances Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Wages and Salaries

Report Helps Answer the Question: Is a College Degree Worth the Cost?

The analysis found that former students at most colleges had an annual income higher than high school graduates a decade after enrollment.

By Ann Carrns

mosaec