Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Mikeal Swenson testified before the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday, warning federal officials that proposed cuts to oversight of higher education institutions could leave student veterans vulnerable to predatory for-profit colleges.
Swenson, who served six and a half years in the Army and completed two tours in Afghanistan, told the department that his experience at Full Sail University left him with no degree, non-transferable credits and a deep sense of betrayal.
“I feel like Full Sail stole my GI Bill from me,” Swenson said during a virtual public hearing on proposed rule changes to student loan and college accountability policies.
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