The Capitol Forum: Perdoceo Education Corporation: Department of Education Defers $39M of Title IV Money from 2019 to 2020 to Save AIU from Violating 90/10; Experts Expect Congressional Scrutiny

“Walter Ochinko, research director for Veterans Education Success, told The Capitol Forum he wasn’t surprised to hear about Perdoceo’s 90/10 manipulation strategies. ‘For-profit schools closely monitor their compliance with the 90/10 Rule and resort to well-documented techniques to manage their revenue from Title IV.’

‘In 2012, Career Education Corporation consolidated OPEIDs to mitigate the risk of non-compliance with 90/10,’ Ochinko said. ‘It’s a technique schools can use to manipulate the 90/10 Rule. If Trident’s dependence on Title IV funds is low and AIU’s dependence is high, it behooves the company to acquire Trident and combine schools,’ Ochinko said.”

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