Massachusetts AG Settles with PHEAA Following Allegations of Unfair and Deceptive Practices
February 10, 2021 AG HEALEY SECURES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RELIEF IN SETTLEMENT WITH MAJOR STUDENT LOAN SERVICER Resolves Claims that PHEAA Made Errors and Misrepresentations in Administering Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; More than 200,000 Massachusetts Borrowers [...]
Purdue Global/Kaplan – Recent Actions and Concerns
Purdue Global (Kaplan) Recent Actions and Concerns In March 2018, Purdue University finalized the acquisition of Kaplan University, a for-profit institution offering primarily online education. Kaplan University transferred 14 campuses, 30,000 students, and 2,100 faculty [...]
DeVry University – Recent Actions and Concerns
DeVry University Recent Actions and Concerns DeVry University is currently owned by Cogswell Education LLC, after changing ownership several times in the past from DeVry Educational Group to Adtalem Global Education. Cogswell Education is controlled [...]
Colorado Technical University, American InterContinental University, & Trident University – Recent Actions and Concerns
Colorado Technical University, American InterContinental University, & Trident University Recent Actions and Concerns Colorado Technical University (CTU), American InterContinental University (AIU), and Trident University are owned by the for-profit company Perdoceo Education Corporation, publicly traded on the [...]
University of Phoenix – Recent Actions and Concerns
University of Phoenix Recent Actions and Concerns University of Phoenix is a for-profit college owned by Apollo Global Management, previously publicly-traded on the U.S. stock market. The company’s stock suffered after numerous government investigations revealed [...]
Grand Canyon University – Recent Actions and Concerns
Grand Canyon University Recent Actions and Concerns Grand Canyon University (GCU) is owned and operated by the for-profit company Grand Canyon Education, Inc., traded on the NASDAQ under “LOPE.” In 2018, the for-profit company sold [...]
Ashford University/University of Arizona Global Campus – Recent Actions and Concerns
Ashford University/University of Arizona Global Campus Recent Actions and Concerns In August 2020, Zovio, Ashford University’s owner, announced that the University of Arizona would acquire Ashford for $1 and turn it into the University of [...]
FOIA response from VA regarding GI Bill payments to the Art Institute of Colorado
Veterans Education Success sent a FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), seeking the number of students using VA funding and enrolled at the Art Institute of Colorado between November 2017 and [...]
Comment to VA on Its Employees’ Conflicts of Interest in For-Profit Schools
August 21, 2020 Dr. Paul Lawrence, Undersecretary for Benefits Veterans Benefits Administration Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Via electronic submission Re: VBA’s Collection of Conflicting Interests Certification for Proprietary [...]
Our Letter to VA and CSAAVE Requesting a Risk-Based Review of Ashford University
July 27, 2020 The Honorable Keith Boylan Deputy Secretary Veterans Services California Department of Veterans Affairs California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education 1227 O Street, Suite 625 Sacramento, CA 95814 Patrick Dworakowski, [...]
Our Amicus Brief in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York re Student Loans Discharged in Bankruptcy
Veterans Education Success filed an amicus brief regarding when student loans can be discharged in bankruptcy. The case is Rosenberg v. Educational Credit Management Corporation, before the United States District Court for the Southern District [...]
Comment on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Principles of Excellence Complaint System Intake
June 2, 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Via electronic submission Re: Principles of Excellence Complaint System Intake, OMB Control No. 2900-0797 Dear Sir/Madam: [...]
Veteran and Servicemember Complaints about Misconduct and Illegal Practices at ITT Technical Institute
What follows is a public version of a “trends analysis” document we prepared detailing the types of harm observed by us in our free legal services to service members, veterans, and their dependents who brought [...]
FOIA response from VA regarding the Department’s communications with Moskowitz, Perlmutter, and Sherman
The US Department of Veterans Affairs sent the following response to our Freedom of Information Act request regarding the Department's communications with Bruce Moskowitz, Ike Perlmutter, and Marc Sherman.
FOIA request to VA regarding the Department’s communications with Moskowitz, Perlmutter, and Sherman
1250 H Street NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005 January 7, 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, NW (005R1C) VACO Washington, DC 20420 Via email: vacofoiaservice@va.gov This is a request [...]
FOIA response from VA regarding the Department’s communications with University of Phoenix
The US Department of Veterans Affairs sent the following response to our Freedom of Information Act request regarding the Department's communications with the University of Phoenix, Apollo Global Management, or The Vistria Group. [...]
FOIA request to VA regarding the Department’s communications with University of Phoenix
1250 H Street NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005 January 7, 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, NW (005R1C) VACO Washington, DC 20420 Via email: vacofoiaservice@va.gov This is a request [...]
FOIA response from VA regarding the Department’s communications with CECU
The US Department of Veterans Affairs sent the following response to our Freedom of Information Act request regarding the Department's communications with Career Education Colleges and Universities.
FOIA request to VA regarding the Department’s communications with CECU
1250 H Street NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005 January 7, 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, NW (005R1C) VACO Washington, DC 20420 Via email: vacofoiaservice@va.gov This is a request [...]
FOIA response from VA regarding the Department’s communications with CEC
The US Department of Veterans Affairs sent the following response to our Freedom of Information Act request regarding the Department's communications with Career Education Corporation and its subsidiaries, American InterContinental University and Colorado Technical University. [...]
FOIA request to VA regarding the Department’s communications with CEC
1250 H Street NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005 January 7, 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue, NW (005R1C) VACO Washington, DC 20420 Via email: vacofoiaservice@va.gov This is a request [...]
Letter to State AGs regarding the University of Phoenix
February 14, 2020 Dear Attorneys General: As you may have heard, on December 10, 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement[1] with the University of Phoenix (UOP). In its investigation, the [...]
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about Colorado Technical University
As part of our free legal assistance to students, Veterans Education Success receives complaints from students using veterans’ benefits, such as the GI Bill, to attend colleges and universities around the country. We received 228 [...]
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about Ashford University
As part of our free legal assistance to students, Veterans Education Success receives complaints from students using veterans’ benefits, such as the GI Bill, to attend colleges and universities around the country. We received 109 [...]
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about American InterContinental University
As part of the free legal assistance we provide to students, Veterans Education Success receives complaints from students using veterans’ benefits, such as the GI Bill, to attend colleges and universities around the country. We [...]
Summary of Veteran and Servicemember Student Complaints about University of Phoenix
As part of the free legal assistance we provide to students, Veterans Education Success receives complaints from students using veterans’ benefits, such as the GI Bill, to attend colleges and universities around the country. We [...]
Our Amicus Brief in the Montana Supreme Court re Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Veterans Education Success filed an amicus brief regarding the importance of Public Service Loan Forgiveness and opposing loan servicers’ active misrepresentations to students about Public Service Loan Forgiveness. The case is Reavis v. Pennsylvania Higher [...]
Testimony of Tom Corbett before the US Education Department’s Negotiated Regulatory Rulemaking Panel
On March 25, 2019, Tom Corbett, a veteran and a former executive at several for-profit colleges, spoke to the U.S. Education Department's Negotiated Regulatory Rulemaking Panel about the need to protect students attending for-profit colleges. [...]
Testimony of Veteran Stephanie Stiefel before the US Education Department’s Negotiated Regulatory Rulemaking Panel
On March 25, 2019, Stephanie Stiefel, a veteran, spoke to the U.S. Education Department's Negotiated Regulatory Rulemaking Panel about her experience attending a for-profit college. Her remarks can be read in full below. A video [...]