We push for high quality and integrity for colleges and accreditors, and we expose lax accreditors.
OUR WORK
Student Veteran Submission: Angela McMillen Testimony to the Department of Education, January 2024
My name is Angela McMillen, and I am a Navy veteran. I enrolled at the University of the Rockies, which became Ashford University during my attendance. I want to share that my concerns about Ashford [...]
Our Letter to the Department of Education on the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
December 8, 2023 Herman Bounds Director of Accreditation Group Office of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education Via email: [email protected] RE: Written Comments - Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Dear [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Zack Fenton Testimony to the Department of Education
Good morning. I’m Zack Fenton, I’m an Army veteran, and I would like to share some details about my experience at IntelliTec College. I enrolled in an automotive program in early 2020. I specifically shared [...]
Our Letter to the Dept of Education Regarding Accreditation and State Authorization Rulemaking
April 24, 2023 Ashley Clark U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 2C–185 Washington, DC 20202 RE: Docket ID ED–2023–OPE–0039 Dear Ms. Clark, I am pleased to submit comments in response to the [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Glen Stroman Testimony to the Department of Education
Good morning/afternoon. I’m Glen Stroman, and I am a veteran who attended Grand Canyon University to earn my doctorate. I am a teacher and I have advised students on college choices, so I did my [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Nicholas Whatley Testimony to the Department of Education
Hello, I am Nicholas Whatley and I am a Navy Veteran. In about 2017 I enrolled in Hallmark University’s Airframe and Powerplant Technology Associate’s program to get my civilian aviation certification. I was there for [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Tyler Dean Testimony to the Department of Education
Hello, my name is Tyler Dean. I am an Air Force veteran. I enrolled in Keiser University’s online accelerated Applied Engineering degree in 2021 to become an engineer. Keiser’s admissions counselors knew I wanted to [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Deborah Butrim Testimony to the Department of Education
Good morning/afternoon. I’m Deborah Butrim, and I served in the Army for 20 years. Towards the end of my service, I enrolled in a PhD program at Walden University. I was going to enroll at [...]
2021 Education Department Hearings
We mobilized individual veterans and veterans leaders to testify at the Education Department’s public hearings in 2021 about key accountability and quality issues in higher education.
- Testimony of William Hubbard, Veterans Education Success (written testimony here; photo here)
- Formal Written Submission by Veterans Education Success
- Testimony of Wesley Wilson, Higher Ground Veterans Advocacy (written testimony here)
- Testimony of Student Veteran Nicole Wilson (written testimony here)
- Testimony of Student Veteran Patricia Chang (written testimony here)
- Testimony of Student Veteran Jarrod Thoma (written testimony here)
- Testimony of Student Veteran Chris Wolfla (written testimony here)
- Testimony of Student Veteran Antonio Luna (written testimony here; photo here)
2018 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S RULES ON INTEGRITY AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR COLLEGES
September 2018
- Public comment from 28 veterans and military service organizations urging the Department to maintain strong integrity rules against waste, fraud, and abuse, and to expand competency-based education (Sept. 14, 2018)
- Public Comment by VES against the Education Department’s proposal to completely rescind the requirement that career college programs meet minimum Gainful Employment metrics (Sept. 13, 2018)
- Find out which colleges “fail” the minimum gainful employment standards:
- Visit https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/node/274, then click on “Download the debt-to-earnings data spreadsheet,” then filter the column that has PASS/FAIL/ZONE in it to show the failing programs.
- Find out which colleges “fail” the minimum gainful employment standards:
- Testimony at Education Department public hearings:
Washington, DC (Sept. 6, 2018)
- Testimony of VES Vice President Tanya Ang (photo here) (video here)
- Testimony of Army veteran Jarrod Thoma (video and tweets here)
- Testimony of military spouse Mindy Thoma (video and tweets here)
New Orleans, Louisiana (Sept. 11, 2018)
- Testimony of VES Director of Military and Consumer Policy Director Mike Saunders (photo and tweet here; video tweet here)
- Testimony of Army Sgt Renee Seruntine (video and tweets here)
Sturtevant, Wisconsin (Sept. 13, 2018)
- Testimony by Veterans Education Success (video and tweets here)
June 2018
Today, 28 veterans and military service organizations filed a public comment urging the Education Department to maintain strong integrity rules against waste, fraud, and abuse, and to expand competency-based education. #VetsEdSuccess https://t.co/MHGearGLZh pic.twitter.com/0MQSvbbxa7
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) September 14, 2018
OUR LETTERS TO ACCREDITORS
Our legal team provides submissions to college accreditors, documenting our findings about specific colleges, including our research findings, student veteran complaints, and whistleblower concerns.
- Our Third Party Comment to Higher Learning Commission regarding University of Phoenix | Nov. 2018
- Our memo outlining HLC’s standards and the ways UOP has violated those standards
- Yale Law School memo describing hundreds of student veteran complaints received by us
- Affidavit from Veterans Education Success President Wofford regarding the concerns expressed by, and documents received from, four UOP whistleblowers
- Letter from a UOP whistleblower sharing concerns
- Our Third Party Comment to WASC Senior College and University Commission regarding Ashford University | Dec. 20, 2017
- Our Submission of Additional Information to Ashford’s Accreditor| Feb. 22, 2018