Tampa man 'living nightmare' after enrolling at for-profit school a decade ago
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Published 2016-06-03
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All Comments (21)
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Community colleges are more legit than for-profit degree mills.
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If these schools want to be for profit they need to be treated like any other business. If someone gets a product that doesn't do what it was supposed to, they should be allowed to return it for a FULL refund.
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Never enroll in a "for profit" school. Ever.
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There should be a class action lawsuit against these companies.
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Internet Technology should have been your first red flag.
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lmao i got an ad for a “for profit” school while watching this
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I blame the predators, not the people trying to improve their lives.
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I feel so bad for these guys. Imagine being in that deep of debt. I hate even having a tiny bit of debt. It feels awful.
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$1600 Hundred a month. Got damn!
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Before you buy into ANYTHING , you must do your own research. Too much info online today that can prevent you or mitigate your chances of being ripped off.
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Sits through interview in socks...
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I have been blessed to have family members who explained the differences in accreditation so I always look for regionally accreditation of colleges and universities when applying.
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Sanford Brown? That’s like making a knockoff car called a Limborghinni-McLaren
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I am living this guy's life. This story hits it dead on.
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And that's why I got a CDL license... No loans and good pay
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Daaaaamn! 1600$ a month is a straight up theft. How are you supposed to live like this?
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i go to a community college, and i've been screwed out of an entire semester because advisors lied to me. i know many people who have had the same experience. someone needs to hold schools accountable. thankfully the courses were only 1200, 3 courses, but it still sucks to lose that much time, effort, and money
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"Degrees" from fake schools actually backfire on an applicant. Shows the employer that you have the mentality of quick fixes, poor judgment, without doing your homework, and therefore a major financial risk to the company. Would rather have an honest applicant with just a HS diploma.
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These bastards got me too!! I found out that hard way when I enrolled in a local collage to continue my education, since my company pays for 100% of the cost. Fortunately, I was smart enough to pay off my student loan many years ago so I don’t have that burden to deal with, but I have 96 credits that are totally useless to me, and I’m going to be nearing 50 years old by the time I earn my bachelors degree!!
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Most of these for profit schools are insanely overpriced. I checked out Phoenix to see how much it was, $400 a credit hour. My local community college charges $100. Most employees where I live won't even look at you if you go to Kaplan or Phoenix. I know many people who have struggled with it. PLus they were unable to transfer credits. It should be very easy to transfer credits if you earned them at a community college. I've NEVER had a problem.
