We push for high quality and integrity for colleges and accreditors, and we expose lax accreditors.
OUR WORK
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 [...]
Our Testimony on Accreditation and State Authorization at the Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking Hearings
My name is Della Justice and I am Vice President for Legal Affairs with Veterans Education Success, a nonprofit research, policy, and student-veteran advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. We work on a bipartisan basis [...]
Military Spouse Submission: Jasmine Thomas Testimony to the Department of Education
Hello, my name is Jasmine Thomas. I’m an active-duty army spouse that is stationed in Fort Campbell, KY. I am a stay-at-home mother of two and I attended Fortis Institute, a for profit school in [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Ashley Beverly Testimony to the Department of Education
Good morning. My name is Ashley Beverly. I’m a Navy veteran and I have been a social worker for seven years. I decided I wanted to get my doctorate in Clinical Social Work, so I [...]
Student Veteran Submission: Quenton Ross Testimony to the Department of Education
Hello, my name is Quenton Ross. I’m a disabled Navy veteran. I’m here to tell you that I did not get the high quality education that Full Sail University promised. Before leaving the Navy I [...]
Our Oral Comment to NACIQI Regarding the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)- Winter 2023 Meeting
Good morning. I am Allison Muth, a Senior Attorney with Veterans Education Success. We work on a bipartisan basis to advance higher education success for veterans, service members, and military families, and to protect the [...]
Our Oral Comment to NACIQI Regarding the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)- Winter 2023 Meeting
Good afternoon. As some of you know, I am Allison Muth, and I am a Senior Attorney with Veterans Education Success. We work on a bipartisan basis to advance higher education success for veterans, service [...]
Our Oral Comment to NACIQI Regarding the Middle States Commission on Higher Education- Winter 2023 Meeting
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you again. As I shared earlier, I am Allison Muth, and I am a Senior Attorney with Veterans Education Success. We work on a bipartisan basis to [...]
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