The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced that it will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who enrolled in any location of Westwood College (including enrollment in Westwood’s online program) between January 1, 2002, through November 17, 2015, when it stopped enrolling new borrowers in advance of its 2016 closure. The Department has …
Nearly 16,000 borrowers will receive $415 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges following the approval of four new findings and the continued review of claims. This includes approximately 1,800 former DeVry University (DeVry) students who will receive approximately $71.7 million in full borrower defense discharges after the U.S. Department of Education (Department) determined that …
Question: Dear Steve, I attend Westwood college online a handful of years ago. It seemed at the time they were being extremely helpful about getting me enrolled, it appears now, all they really cared was getting me as deeply in debt to them as possible. I currently have 17 student loans which were originally with …
Question: Dear Steve, I attended the Art Institute of San Francisco and during my senior year, the market crashed and student loan borrowers changed the minimum credit score rating for individual borrowers from 720 to 750. I was told in order to continue receiving loans for school I needed a co-signer, which is something I …
Question: Dear Steve, Student Loan Help, I read your article about SLS Managers and filed a complaint myself last year. I attended Westwood College Online in Colorado for Graphic Design from Aug 2008 to Oct 2010 and am paying Sallie Mae / Navient loans in the amount of 58,000 12,000 in Private and 46,000 in …
“Dear Steve, I am currently a student at Westwood Online. I am finishing my first session and everything that I was told in the beginning is not true at all. When I applied I recieved a federal grant and two other loans. I was told that funds would be disburesed to me after fees and …
In a recent report, Subprime Opportunity: The Unfulfilled Promise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities the University of Phoenix didn’t fare too well when it came to graduating students. According to the report, only 9% of student enrolled actually graduated within six years. University of Phoenix, DeVry University, The Art institute, Berkeley College, Sullivan University, Westwood …
We’ve covered this topic time and time again (see Know Your For-Profit College ABC’s: Assertive, Bold and Cheeky. How I Almost Became a For-Profit College Statistic and Government Finds Fraud and Deception in Marketing for For-Profit Colleges); for-profit colleges and their deceptive practices to get students to enroll and take out loans they cannot afford. …
“Dear Steve, In 2007 I enrolled into Westwood College Online for a career in Criminal Justice. I got approved for like $6000 through the school $150/ month while attending the school, plus a Sallie Mae loan for like $7000 which I believe its a loan I must pay back after I graduate. Due to the …